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Tomorrow’s experts
Harnessing the power of people
As with many things, it’s the people that are the most important ingredient in delivering
excellent care and doing world-class eye research. That’s why Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi,
lead nurse for research at Moorfields and honorary associate professor at the UCL Institute
of Ophthalmology, has been so dedicated to getting more patients involved.
Involving patients in their own treatment
The charity awarded Roxanne
eye health from home. Her
speaking on how researchers
an innovation grant to fund
research revealed that patients
can better involve patients in
her research into whether
welcomed the app and the
their own self-management.
a smartphone app (called
reassurance that individualised
She hopes that in future,
RetinaRisk) could improve
feedback could provide.
RetinaRisk could be made
the way diabetic retinopathy
is managed by empowering
patients to check their own
Roxanne went on to present
her work at the Diabetes
Professional Care conference,
available to all patients with
diabetic retinopathy as part of
their care at Moorfields.
Research by me, for me, with me
Underserved communities,
this, Roxanne has been leading
By speaking to both patients
minor ethnic groups
a campaign to raise awareness
and researchers, she hopes to
and people from
amongst a wider diversity of
improve the representation of
socioeconomically deprived
patients, of opportunities to
underserved communities in
areas are traditionally poorly
take part in research studies.
research, improving research
represented in research and
clinical trials. In response to
Roxanne also presented to
healthcare professionals at
Diabetes Professional Care
on how they can improve
research involvement in
underserved communities.
outcomes and making them
more relevant to a wider, more
diverse population.
