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Man sitting in front of a laptop computer rubbing his eye after prolonged computer use, a common symptom of dry eye disease

Dry Eye Disease: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and How to Find Relief

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Key Takeaways:  Dry Eye Disease happens when your eyes do not produce enough tears or when tears evaporate too quickly. Common symptoms include burning, grittiness, watery eyes, redness, light sensitivity, and blurry vision that may improve after blinking. Causes can include Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD), aging, screen use, medications, medical conditions, and environmental factors. Artificial tears, warm […]

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Group of cataract surgery patients wearing sunglasses smile and celebrate together at St. Mary’s Catholic Eye Hospital in Nigeria.

Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 40 Patients in Nigeria

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For many people, the world slowly becomes darker. A face becomes difficult to recognize. A book becomes impossible to read. A familiar path becomes harder to navigate. Simple moments that many of us take for granted become daily challenges. For millions of people living with cataracts, this loss of vision is not because treatment does

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A clinical professional examines an older woman’s eyes with a slit lamp during the Egbaland eye screening outreach. The patient rests her chin on the equipment while receiving a detailed vision and cataract assessment.

Instead of Putting on a Spectacle, People in Need Were Given Spectacles: A Royal Legacy of Sight in Egbaland

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In December 2025, Relief for Human Suffering Foundation (R4HSF), in partnership with the Eye Foundation Hospital and the Center for African Citizenship and Economy, provided free eye screenings and cataract surgery referrals in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. To celebrate a royal anniversary in Egbaland, 161 individuals received life-changing care. Here is what was achieved and why it matters. In the

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From Shadows to Sunlight: Relief for Human Suffering Foundation (R4HSF) and local partner, St. Thomas Eye Hospital (STEH) provide free sight restoration surgeries in Accra, Ghana.

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Relief for Human Suffering Foundation (R4HSF) and local partner, St. Thomas Eye Hospital (STEH) provided free eye screening to almost 150 individuals and restored sight to 33, during a one day medical outreach event in Accra, Ghana.  Photo: A cross section of the close to 150 people attended to during the medical outreach event organized

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Illuminating Hope: Together Against Preventable Blindness in Africa and Beyond

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Visual impairment robs individuals of the ability to see their surroundings, their  loved ones, and even their own reflection. This loss affects their work, their play,  and their cherished memories, as our world is profoundly shaped by what we see.  Shockingly, 15.3% of the world’s blind population resides in Africa, with 26.3  million people in

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R4HS Foundation Extends Reach to Ghana, 2nd Largest Country in West Africa

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Restoring the gift of sight to improve lives: R4HS Foundation expands charitable efforts to tackle avoidable blindness in Ghana, West Africa In a continent with over 1.2 billion people, approximately 26 million individuals suffer from visual impairments. Tragically, a significant number of these cases are avoidable, but due to poverty and limited

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R4HS Foundation provides free eye clinic and sight saving cataract surgeries in Ondo, Nigeria

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The Foundation provides free eye clinic and sight saving cataract/ pterygium surgeries to nearly 600 impoverished individuals in Ondo, Nigeria. Mayowa regains his sight on July 5, following the outreach in Ondo, Nigeria Meet Mayowa, a 14-year-old student who battled blindness in his right eye since the tender age of 4. His family, trapped in

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Foundation expands reach to more communities in Africa

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Relief for Human Suffering Foundation (R4HSF) expands its reach to more communities in Africa. The Foundation initiates a pilot with The Church of Jesus Christ of  Latter-day Saints, an organization committed to improving the lives of people all over the world through their lifesaving assistance programs. Working with its main partner in Nigeria, Eye Foundation

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