Professor Dupe Ademola-Popoola, an
Ophthalmologist with the University of Ilorin
Teaching Hospital (UITH), on Saturday
cautioned parents against hitting children on
the head.
According to the expert who spoke with
newsmen in Kwara State, beating children on
the head might result in visual impairment,
adding that it may further result to serious eye
injury.

Explaining the dangers of this act, Prof. Popola
noted that beating on the head also increases
pressure on the skull and on the optic nerve.
The expert who stressed that vision drives
development said, “Three out of 10,000 children
are blind in the developed countries while there
are 12 out of 10,000 in developing countries,
mostly in Africa and Asia.”

She, however, appealed to parents and schools
to always supervise children during play so as
to avoid injuries that could damage their eyes
while calling on schools to screen learners to
ascertain the status of their eyes so as to help
correct any defects before five years.