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Dr Fatima Kyari

Associate Professor

United Kingdom

Fatima Kyari is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); where she leads the Glaucoma Clinical and Research Network. She is a member of the Leadership Group of the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at LSHTM.

Fatima currently serves as the Registrar/CEO of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. Before now, Fatima worked as an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and was the pioneer Director of the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT) at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. She is an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Glaucoma Lead at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. 

She has a strong public health background, and has applied academic knowledge beyond academia having been involved in international policy development and strategy forums, including the editorial committee of the WHO’s “World Report on Vision,” and as lead consultant for the “Nigeria National Eye Health Policy” and the "Nigeria National Glaucoma Guideline and Toolkit."

In a voluntary role, Fatima is a subregional co-Chair (West Africa) for the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), and a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of IAPB. She is involved in high level advocacy, influencing decision-makers on eye health policy and planning in Nigeria, regionally and globally. 

Affiliations

Department of Clinical Research
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

Teaching

Fatima is active in capacity development. She is a co-module organiser for 3400 and also teaches on module 3404 of the MSc Public Health for Eye Care (PHEC) and also supervises MSc and PhD students. She teaches medical students at the University of Abuja, and is faculty and examiner of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) training ophthalmology resident doctors.

Fatima has set up a simulation-based ophthalmic surgical skills lab and digital classroom at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada-FCT, Nigeria; where she organises surgical courses to enhance the training of ophthalmic surgeons in glaucoma surgery.

Research

Equitable glaucoma care

Selected Publications

Portable devices for diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma: a scoping review protocol.
GARBA, F; KYARI, F; NOLAN, W; BURTON, MJ; GORDON, I; EVANS, JR; HU, VH;
2024
BMJ open
Preseptal and orbital cellulitis: how to identify and treat these conditions – and save lives
Muhammad, R; KYARI, F;
2024
Community Eye Health Journal
Training in the art and science of facilitation to scale research mentor training in low and middle income countries
Goldberg, BB; Mbugi, EV; KYARI, F; Woods, SE; Balandya, E; Drane, D; Reng, R; Kakoko, D;
2023
Frontiers in Education
Medicines for eye health.
KYARI, F; Wolvaardt, E;
2023
Community eye health
Improving cataract services: better access, better outcomes, better value
Yorston, D; KYARI, F; BUCHAN, J;
2022
Community Eye Health Journal
Effective refractive error coverage in adults aged 50 years and older: estimates from population-based surveys in 61 countries.
Bourne, RR A; Cicinelli, MV; Sedighi, T; Tapply, IH; MCCORMICK, I; Jonas, JB; Congdon, NG; RAMKE, J; Naidoo, KS; Fricke, TR; BURTON, MJ; Müller, A; Bikbov, MM; Furtado, JM; KYARI, F; He, M; Wang, YX; Vijaya, L; Nangia, V; Brian, G; Emamian, MH; Fotouhi, A; Hashemi, H; Khandekar, RB; Marmamula, S; ... RAAB International Co-Author Group,
2022
The Lancet Global health
Population health outcomes in Nigeria compared with other west African countries, 1998-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
Angell, B; Sanuade, O; ADETIFA, IM O; Okeke, IN; ADAMU, AL; Aliyu, MH; Ameh, EA; KYARI, F; Gadanya, MA; Mabayoje, DA; Yinka-Ogunleye, A; Oni, T; Jalo, RI; Tsiga-Ahmed, FI; Dalglish, SL; Abimbola, S; Colbourn, T; Onwujekwe, O; Owoaje, ET; Aliyu, G; Aliyu, SH; Archibong, B; Ezeh, A; Ihekweazu, C; Iliyasu, Z; ... Abubakar, I.
2022
LANCET
Counselling in a glaucoma care service.
KYARI, F; PHILIPPIN, H; Shah, P; Faal, H; Babayo, S; Abdull, M;
2022
Community Eye Health Journal
Minimum requirements for a glaucoma programme.
KYARI, F; Khanna, RC;
2022
Community Eye Health Journal
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method.
RAMKE, J; EVANS, JR; Habtamu, E; MWANGI, N; Silva, JC; Swenor, BK; Congdon, N; Faal, HB; FOSTER, A; Friedman, DS; Gichuhi, S; Jonas, JB; Khaw, PT; KYARI, F; MURTHY, GV S; Wang, N; Wong, TY; Wormald, R; Yusufu, M; Taylor, H; Resnikoff, S; West, SK; BURTON, MJ; Grand Challenges in Global Eye Health study group,;
2022
The Lancet. Healthy longevity
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