Ophthalmologists have warned those fond of using breast milk to treat eye infection to desist from the practice saying they risked blindness.
A Chief Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr. Festus Oshoba, according to Punchng declared this at the 26th Annual Faculty of Ophthalmology Lecture of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, where stakeholders in Nigeria’s eye care sector gathered to deliberate on the challenges and solutions to achieving universal eye care in the country.
“People should stop dangerous and unscientific eye care practices, such as the use of breast milk, cow urine, or the use of camphor in treating common eye ailments.
“People should protect their eyes from the sun’s harsh rays using sunshades or photochromatic lenses to prevent cataracts and other ocular damage,” he advised while speaking on the theme ‘Force Majeure, Masquerades and The Attainment of Universal Eye Care in Nigeria’.
Using breast milk to treat eye infection is a traditional practice that is age-long.
