Clare Elizabeth Gilbert
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Biography
Position: Professor of International Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Qualifications: MB ChB; FRCOph; MD; MSc (Epi) Experience: Over 25 years experience of research in low and middle income countries, focussing on blinding eye diseases of children, including retinopathy of prematurity. First to describe the “third epidemic” of blindness due to ROP in middle income countries. Teaches on Masters in Public Health for Eye Care; currently supervising 5 PhD students Over 220 peer reviewed publications and more than 20 chapters. Clare is Research Advisor in Eye Health for Sightsavers, is a member of the Advisory Board of the Vision Impact Institute, is a Senior Advisor, USAID Child Blindness Program and Scientific Advisor to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. Awards: American Academy of Ophthalmology’s International Prevention of Blindness Award (2011), Lighthouse International’s Pisart Vision Award (2012) and the L’Occitane Foundation’s Sight Award (2014).
Abstract
Abstract : The role of nurses in the prevention of blindness from retinopathy of prematurity