• Nigerian Optometric Association Edo State Marks World Sight Day, Urges Edo Govt to Recruit More Optometrists into PHCs

    The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Edo State Chapter, has called on the Edo State Government to recruit more optometrists into Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state as part of measures to reduce avoidable blindness. The Chairman of the Association in the state, Dr. Charles Eguavoen, made the call on Wednesday in Benin during a…

  • NOA EDO STATE PUSHES FOR INTEGRATION OF OPTOMETRISTS INTO PHCs, CITES EARLY DETECTION OF BLINDNESS AS KEY

    The Nigerian Optometric Association, Edo State Chapter has called on the Edo State Primary Health Care Development Agency to integrate more optometrists into Primary Health Care facilities across the state, citing early detection of preventable blindness as a major benefit of the move. *NOA Edo State delegation*   Dr. *Charles Eguavoen,* Chairman of NOA Edo State…

  • ONESIGHT ESSILORLUXOTTICA FOUNDATION, NOA CONCLUDE Q2 M&E VISIT TO VISION CENTRES IN EDO STATE

    June 10, 2026 — OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, in partnership with the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), has completed its Q2 Monitoring and Evaluation visit to Vision Centres in Edo State. The 2-day exercise took place on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th June 2026 and was led by Dr. Gift Omodiale, Operations Coordinator at OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.…

  • Edo State Hosts 5th Optometric Internship Programme for 2025

    Benin City, September 13, 2025 — The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA), Edo State Chapter, through its Family of Optometric Mentors (FOM), successfully held its 5th Internship Training Program for optometry interns on Saturday, September 13, 2025.  The training, which focused on practical skills in visual field print-out interpretation, was facilitated by Dr. Precious Ayovunefe and…

  • Edo NOA Pays Condolence Visit to Family of Late Prof. R.U.E Akpalaba

    The Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Optometric Association paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Prof Ralph Akpalaba on Friday 23rd January 2026. The delegation was led by the Edo State Chairman of NOA, Dr. Charles Eguavoen. Members of the state executive council were fully represented, alongside some past executives and…

  • GLAUCOMA AWARENESS MONTH 

    Introduction I stand before you today, on behalf of the Nigerian Optometric Association, Edo State Chapter, to sound a clarion call. January is recognized globally as Glaucoma Awareness Month, and it is a critical time for us to turn our attention to the health of our eyes. In Nigeria, and specifically here in Edo State,…