Chidinma Igboanugo: Debunking misconceptions about blindness or low vision
When purpose meets purpose, it can only bring forth a bigger purpose. The smart, ever-smiling and intelligent Chidinma Jennifer Igboanugo is the type of connection everyone should have. Wearing spectacles that complement her face and her medium-sized dreadlocks as her crowning glory, Chidinma is pursuing a worthy cause in the line of her specialisation. Having been denied from studying Medicine thrice, her mother suggested she go for Optometry. It has been nine years down the line, and she has never looked back or regretted that decision. Chidinma, aka The Community Eye Doctor, who also champions visual inclusion, began her journey as a pro-sight advocate after seeing that there was a gap in the information available and eye health awareness of patients she encountered during her internship. She decided to do something about this, and it became part of her calling. 'Promoting life beyond sight' started as a form of awareness and gradually emanated to a movement. For her, eye he...
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