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Prof Clare Gilbert

Prof of International Eye Health

United Kingdom

Clare Gilbert worked as a clinical ophthalmologist in the UK for 10 years before working on international eye health. She joined LSHTM in 2002 where her work focuses on eye diseases in low- and middle-income countries.

Clare has several awards for her work including from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the International Council of Ophthalmology and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK. She was in the 2021 Power List of the Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology

Affiliations

Department of Clinical Research
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Centres

Centre for Evaluation
Centre for Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health
Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre

Teaching

Clare teaches on the ocular infections and eye conditions in children module on the Public Health for Eye Care MSc. She also teaches on the DTMH. She has contributed to several online open access causes, including one on retinopathy of prematurity.

Research

Clare works is in low and middle-income countries, focussing on

blinding eye conditions in children

primary eye care

glaucoma in Africa

equity

integration

Research Area
Eye Health

Selected Publications

Universal newborn eye screening: a systematic review of the literature and review of international guidelines.
MALIK, AN; EVANS, JR; Gupta, S; Mariotti, S; GORDON, I; Bowman, R; GILBERT, C;
2022
Journal of global health
Human resource and governance challenges in the delivery of primary eye care: a mixed methods feasibility study in Nigeria.
Aghaji, A; BURCHETT, HE D; Oguego, N; HAMEED, S; GILBERT, C;
2021
BMC Health Serv Res
Strengthening retinopathy of prematurity screening and treatment services in Nigeria: a case study of activities, challenges and outcomes 2017-2020.
Ademola-Popoola, DS; Fajolu, IB; GILBERT, C; Olusanya, BA; Onakpoya, OH; Ezisi, CN; Musa, KO; Chan, RV P; Okeigbemen, VW; Muhammad, RC; MALIK, AN J; Adio, AO; Bodunde, OT; Rafindadi, AL; Oluleye, TS; Tongo, OO; Badmus, SA; Adebara, OV; Padhi, TR; Ezenwa, BN; Obajolowo, TS; Olokoba, LB; Olatunji, VA; Babalola, YO; Ugalahi, MO; ... Abdullahi, HS.
2021
BMJ open ophthalmology
Technical capacities needed to implement the WHO's primary eye care package for Africa: results of a Delphi process.
Aghaji, A; BURCHETT, HE D; Mathenge, W; Faal, HB; Umeh, R; Ezepue, F; Isiyaku, S; KYARI, F; Wiafe, B; FOSTER, A; GILBERT, CE;
2021
BMJ open
The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020.
BURTON, MJ; RAMKE, J; MARQUES, AP; Bourne, RR A; Congdon, N; Jones, I; Ah Tong, BA M; Arunga, S; Bachani, D; BASCARAN, C; BASTAWROUS, A; Blanchet, K; Braithwaite, T; BUCHAN, JC; CAIRNS, J; Cama, A; Chagunda, M; Chuluunkhuu, C; Cooper, A; Crofts-Lawrence, J; DEAN, WH; Denniston, AK; Ehrlich, JR; Emerson, PM; EVANS, JR; ... Faal, HB.
2021
The Lancet Global Health
Effectiveness of a novel mobile health (Peek) and education intervention on spectacle wear amongst children in India: Results from a randomized superiority trial in India.
MORJARIA, P; BASTAWROUS, A; MURTHY, GV S; EVANS, J; Sagar, MJ; Pallepogula, DR; Viswanath, K; GILBERT, C;
2020
EClinicalMedicine
Integrating eye health training into the primary child healthcare programme in Tanzania: a pre-training and post-training study.
MALIK, AN J; Mafwiri, M; GILBERT, C; KIM, MJ; SCHELLENBERG, J;
2020
BMJ paediatrics open
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