Research Projects

Diabetic Retinopathy

• Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in a Tertiary Hospital Diabetes Clinic
• Accuracy of retinal photographers in diagnosing Diabetic Retinopathy.
• Retrospective Real-World performance of retinal photographers in diagnosing Diabetic Retinopathy.

Sickle Cell Retinopathy

• Prevalence of Sickle Cell Retinopathy in a Tertiary Hospital Diabetes Clinic
• Comparison of a novel 45-degree imaging protocol with indirect Ophthalmolscopy for diagnosing Sickle Cell Retinopathy.
• Accuracy of retinal photographers in diagnosing Sickle Cell Retinopathy.

Retinal Laser

• Randomized Control Trial for using a model eye to teach residents retinal laser

Retinopathy of Prematurity

• Prevalence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a level III NICU without oxygen blending
• Prevalenceo of Retinopathy of Prematurity after deploying oxygen blending to a level III NICU in Ghana
• Efficacy of using telemedicine to diagnose retinopathy of prematurity for outpatient and inpatient visits
• National Need for Retinopathy of Prematurity screening in Kumasi, Ghana

School Screening

• Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in students attending secondary school
• Prevalene of Sickle Cell Retinopathy in studnets with sickle cell disease attending secondary school
• A deep learning algorithm to diagnose sickle cell disease from conjunctival photographs

Retina Epidemiology

• Prevalence and leading causes of blindness in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital
• Clinical Charatacteristics and quality of life associated with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Funding

2023 Rosenkranz Prize

2023 Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health

2023 Vitreoretinal Surgical Foundation x 2

Anonymous Donnors