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Mar 2, 2018Keywords:
Basic universal healthcare harms of glaucoma quality of life visual function
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Should glaucoma be publicly funded in arguments for funding glaucoma treatment?
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Glaucoma adversely affects the visual function, impacting negatively on the individual with glaucoma (IWG)’s flourishing life. This work argues for the public funding of glaucoma. The arguments consider the plausible glaucoma’s harm to the IWG through impaired visual function, especially its adverse effects on their daily activities, health, education, work, economy and overall harm to Nigerian nation.
Keywords: Basic universal healthcare, harms of glaucoma, quality of life, visual function
