Staff Profile

Olufemi Emmanuel Babalola
Prof. Olufemi Emmanuel Babalola

Position: Professor

Department: Medicine And Surgery

Email: bablo57@yahoo.com

Biography

Qualifications
SN Name Institution Year Obtained
1 M.Sc in Epidemiology, University of London, United Kingdom 2009
2 Diploma in Epidemiology, University of London, United Kingdom. 2006
3 B.Sc. (Hons) in Health Sciences University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) 1977
4 FMCophthal (Fellowship of the Medical College in Ophthalmology) Ahmadu Bello University 1987
5 FWACS (Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons) Queens University Belfast 1987
6 Mb.Chb University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) 1980
Publications
SN Name Type Status
1 A Comparative Analysis Of Goldmann Applanation And Tonopen Tonometers In Adults Attending A Private Eye Clinic In Abuja,Nigeria Journal Article
2 Managing Endophthalmitis In Nigeria: Lessons From Two Challenging Cases, Nigerian Journal Of Ophthalmology. Journal Article
3 A Comparative Analysis Of Goldmann Applanation And Tonopen Tonometers In Adults Attending A Private Eye Clinic In Abuja,Nigeria. Journal Article
4 Ivermectin Shows Clinical Benefits In Mild To Moderate Covid19: A Randomised Controlled Double-Blind, Dose-Response Study In Lagos, Journal Article
5 Comparative Study Of Refractive Error Patterns In Leukemia Patients And Controls In Lagos, Nigeria. Journal Article
6 Impact Assessment Study After 27 Years Of Community-Cirected Treatment With Ivermectin In Galadimawa, Kaduna State, Nigeria Journal Article
7 The Impact Of Cataract Surgery On Subjective Visual Functions And Quality Of Life In Patients With Cataract In Northwestern Nigeria. Journal Article
8 Micropulse Diode Laser Trabeculoplasty In Nigerian Patients. Clinical Ophthalmology Journal Article
9 Ocular Cysticercosis In A 32-Year-Old Man In Abuja. Clinical Ophthalmology Journal Article
10 Onchocerciasis As A Risk Factor For Night Blindness. Ophthalmic Epidemiology Journal Article
11 Onchocerciasis As A Risk Factor For Night Blindness. Ophthalmic Epidemiology Conference Paper
12 Influence Of Rank Of Surgeons On The Outcome Of Cataract Surgery In Plateau State Nigeria. Journal Article
13 The Peculiar Challenges Of Blindness Prevention In Nigeria. Journal Article
14 Pre-Operative Biometry In Jos. Journal Of Medicine In The Tropics. Journal Article
15 Ocular Onchocerciasis. Current Management And Future Prospects. Review Article Invited By “Clinical Ophthalmology”. Journal Article
16 African Programme For Onchocerciasis Control (Apoc): Ophthalmological Findings In Bushenyi, Uganda Journal Article
17 Utility And Effectiveness Of Computerised Motion Screening Sensitivity Test In Rural Onchocercal Community Survey. Journal Article
18 Editorial Comment. Addressing Residual Challenges Of Vision 2020: The Right To Sight. Journal Article
19 Computerized Motion Sensitivity Screening Tests In A Multicountry Rural Onchocercal Community Survey In Africa. Journal Article
20 Correction Of Severe Traditional Medication-Induced Lower Lid Ectropion- A Case Report. Nigerian Journal Of Ophthalmology Journal Article
21 Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) Associated With Secondary Hyphema In A Case Of Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy. Bmj Case Reports Journal Article
22 Utility And Effectiveness Of Computerised Motion Sensitivity Screening Tests (Msst) In Rural Onchocercal Community Survey. Journal Article
23 Cataract Backlog And Output Of Cataract Surgeries In Plateau State. Journal Article
24 Impact Of Cataract Surgeries On Quality Of Life In Plateau State, Nigeria. Journal Article
25 Outcome Of Cataract Surgeries In Plateau State, Nigeria. Journal Article
26 A Comparison Of The Goldmann Applanation And Non-Contact (Keeler Pulsair (Easyeye) Tonometers And The Effect Of Central Corneal Thickness In Indigenous African Eyes. Journal Article
27 Impact Assessment Studies: Baseline Ophthalmological Findings In Morogoro, Tanzania. Journal Article
28 The Trachoma Eco-System: An Hypothesis On The Transmission Of Trachoma. Journal Article
29 The Problem Of Trachoma Within An Onchocerciasis- Endemic Zone In Kaduna: Need For A Multilateral Approach? Journal Article
30 The Motion Sensitivity Screening Test In Clinical Practice In Abuja, Nigeria. Affordable Automated Perimetry For The Third World? Journal Article
31 Ocular Morbidity From Sickle Cell Disease In A Nigerian Cohort. Journal Article
32 Trachoma: An Ancient And Contemporary Scourge. Annals Of Ibadan Post-Graduate Medicine. Journal Article
33 Congenital Eye Diseases In Abuja, Nigeria. Journal Article
34 An Eyecare Outreach Programme In The Federal Capital Territory Journal Article
35 Does ‘Niprisan’ Retard The Evolution Of Sickle Cell Retinopathy? Journal Article
36 Free-Floating Melanin Particles In The Anterior Chamber: A Normal Finding In African Eyes? Journal Article
37 Contact Thermal Corneal Burn From Exploding Boiling Ring- A Case Report. Journal Article
38 Glaucoma Prevalence May Not Be Uniformly High In All ‘Black’ Populations. Journal Article
39 When Should Children And Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease Be Referred For Eye Assessment? Journal Article
40 Intraocular Pressure And Gonioscopic Findings In Rural Communities Mesoendemic And Non-Endemic For Onchocerciasis, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Journal Article
41 Blindness: How To Assess Numbers And Causes? Journal Article
42 Corneal Changes Of Uncertain Etiology In Mesoendemic Onchocercal Communities Of Northern Nigeria. Journal Article
43 Sickle Cell Eye Disease In Nigerians: A Study Of 90 Patients In Abuja. Journal Article
44 Hereditary Congenital Cataracts Associated With Sickle Cell Anaemia In A Nigerian Family. Journal Article
45 Blue-Yellow Colour Vision In An Onchocercal Area Of Northern Nigeria. Journal Article
46 Expulsive Choroidal Effusion: Case Report Of A Rare Complication Of Intraocular Surgery. Journal Article
47 Nigerian Ophthalmology And The Aravind Model. Journal Article
48 The Impact Of Annual Ivermectin On The Progression Of Onchocercal Visual Field Loss. Book
49 Visual Field Constriction As A Cause Of Blindness Or Visual Impairment. Bull. Of Who Book
50 Risk Factors For Optic Nerve Disease In Communities Mesoendemic For Savannah Onchocerciasis, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Book
51 Red-Dot Card Test Of The Paracentral Field As A Screening Test For Optic Nerve Disease In Onchocerciasis. Bull. Of Who Book
52 The Surgical Correction Of Entropion/Trichiasis In Nigeria. Journal Article
53 Sympathetic Ophthalmia In Abuja: A Report Of Two Cases. Journal Article
54 Corneal Blindness: The New Frontier In Nigerian Ophthalmology: Editorial, Journal Article
55 Corneal Blindness: The New Frontier In Nigerian Ophthalmology: Editorial, Journal Article
56 Ivermectin And Onchocercal Optic Neuritis: Short Term Effects. Journal Article
57 Distribution And Aetiology Of Blindness And Visual Impairment In Mesoendemic Onchocercal Communities, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Journal Article
58 Reduction In Incidence Of Optic Nerve Disease With Annual Ivermectin To Control Onchocerciasis. Journal Article
59 Patient Selection And Personnel Utilisation In Rural Cataract Surgery: A Nigerian Experience. Mobile Eye Surgery In Rural Communities Of Northern Nigeria: Journal Article
60 Macroaneurysm Of The Retinal Artery In A Nigerian Woman. Journal Article
61 The Persistence Of Chlamydial Inclusions In Clinically Quiescent Trachoma. Journal Article
62 An Outbreak Of Acute Haemorrhagic Conjunctivitis In Kaduna, Nigeria. Journal Article
63 Trachoma In Kaduna, Northern Nigeria: Recent Observations On Pattern Of Clinical Presentation. Tropical And Geographical Medicine, Journal Article
64 Correction Of Trachomatous Entropion/Trichiasis In Kaduna- An Assessment Of 2 Simplified Methods Journal Article
65 The Surgical Management Of Lid Problems. Book
66 Essentials Of Ophthalmology In The Tropics. Book
67 Evolution: What Dawkins Did Not Tell You. Book
68 Harmattan: A Collection Of Poems. Book
69 Sero-Epidemiological Observations On Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis In Kaduna Conference Paper
70 Sero-Epidemiological Observations On Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis In Kaduna Conference Paper
71 Sero-Epidemiological Observations On Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis In Kaduna Conference Paper
72 Tuberculosis In The Eye Conference Paper
73 The Eye In Onchocerciasis. Conference Paper
74 Contemporary Clinical And Community Patterns Of Trachoma In Northern Nigeria. Conference Paper
75 Eye Changes In Onchocerciasis. Conference Paper
76 Mobile Eye Surgery In Rural Communities Of Northern Nigeria. Conference Paper
77 Corneal Donations In Nigerians: An Attitudinal Survey. Osn Congress, Enugu. Conference Paper
78 Pattern Of Intraocular Pressure, Cup-Disc Ratio And Prevalence Of Glaucoma In Hausa-Fulani Rural Communities, Northern Nigeria. Conference Paper
79 The Effect Of Mass Treatment With Ivermectin On Onchocerciasis. Conference Paper
80 Dispersed Free Floating Pigments In The Anterior Chamber Of African Eyes. Joint Meeting Of Osn And Afro Arab Society Of Ophthalmology , Kaduna Conference Paper
81 The Correction Of Entropion/Trichiasis In Nigeria. Conference Paper
Research Interests
  • Ophthalmology