TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: ADETUNJI ADENEKAN

 POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER  SPECIALISATION: OPHTHALMOLOGY

 EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

Personal Statement

I work as an early career faculty, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and Honourary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Retina specialist at the Guinness Eye Center, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. I am the Head of the retina Unit, the residency programme coordinator, and the Clinical Lead for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Treatment Services. My research focuses on understanding ocular diseases’ clinical, epidemiologic, and genetic correlates, including Diabetic, Sickle Cell, and HIV-related Eye Diseases such as orbital, and ocular cancers. I am also interested in ophthalmic imaging, Age-related macular degeneration and retinopathy of prematurity.  I am an engaging and effective team leader with an excellent work ethic and abilities. My ultimate goal is to conduct valuable, innovative, and collaborative research to advance scientific understanding of how lifestyle, and environmental factors in addition to genetic predisposition affect the susceptibility and stimulation of biological response to orbital-ocular disease while providing leadership and mentorship to junior faculties.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Secretary, Vitreo-Retina Society of Nigeria October 2024 to date

• Residency Training Programme Coordinator, Ophthalmology, LUTH August 2021 to date
• Head, Retina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, CMUL/ LUTH August 2016 to date
• Clinical Lead for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Treatment Services. 2016 to Date
• Training faculty for West African College of Surgeon Medical Retina Subspecialty Course supported by Moorfield Lions Korle Bu Trust, United Kingdom. 2016 to Date
• Founding member, Sickle cell retinopathy (SCRnet) consortium
• JournalReviewer (Nigerian Medical Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine)

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Shuaib A, Ademola-Popoola M, Adenekan AO, Adenuga O et al. (2024). West African College of Surgeons Basic Ophthalmology Resource: Development and Initial Evaluation. Medical Research ArchivesVol 12 (4) 1-8
2. Adenekan AO, Mensah E, Amissah-Arthur KN. (2023) A Survey of the Management of Diabetic Macular Oedema in Sub-Saharan Africa. Niger Med J 64(1):95-103
3. Adenekan AO, Alabi AS, Ilo OT, Anikwenwa JO, Adisa OO, Akinsola FB. (2023). A Study of The Prevalence and Pattern of Sickle Cell Retinopathy Among Eye Clinic Attendees in A Nigerian Tertiary Hospital. Niger Med J 64(2):293-303.
4. Aribaba OT, Adenekan, AO, Alabi, AS, Aina, MT, Anunobi, CC, Onakoya, AO. (2023). Clinico-cytological Analysis of Conjunctiva and Ocular Surface Symptoms of Patients on Topical Anti-glaucoma Medications Attending Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria: A Case-Control Study. Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 30(3): p 240-249
5. Aribaba OT, Adenekan AO, Alabi AA, Emefu CC, Ilo OT, Kareem MO, Oshodi YO, Onakoya AO, Akinsola FB. (2023) The Effect of Music on Operative Anxiety markers in patients undergoing Cataract Surgery: A dual center cross-sectional comparative study. West Afr J Med. 40(11):1240-1252.

Collaborators/ Networks 

1. Tunji Oluleye, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
2. Lizette Mowatt, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
3. Winfried Amoaku University of Nottingham, UK
4. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana
5. Evelyn Mensah, London North West University, UK