Dr Ekeoma Adure Edemeraro obtained her Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree from the School of Optometry, Imo State University, Nigeria, where she graduated as overall best student of her class. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Adure has a Fellowship in Rehabilitative Optometry and Low Vision from the Nigerian Postgraduate College of Optometry and is also a Fellow in Clinical Optometry from LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Dr Edemeraro is a practicing low vision consultant in Abuja, Nigeria. She is also the Program Coordinator for the Bridge of Sight Foundation, Nigeria; a non-governmental organization, who was one of the 2021 recipients of the prestigious Novartis XOVA Award, which carried out an eyecare project aimed at improving the uptake of low services amongst school-going children with Oculocutaneous Albinism in North Central Region of Nigeria.
Dr Edemeraro is a recipient of several awards such as the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Commendation Award for contribution to the development of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria for her work in Community Eye Health Service. Some others include the Commonwealth Eye health Consortium Fellowship and The Peter Ackland/PEEK Scholarship award.
Adure has presented several papers and lectures at national and international conferences. She is also involved in the capacity building of optometrists and other eye care personnel in clinical low vision rehabilitation. Dr Edemeraro was part of the committees involved in the development of treatment guidelines and performance standards for the provision and delivery of Child Eye Health Services in Nigeria. Her clinical and research interests are in posterior segment diseases, patient reported outcomes in the utilization of low vision services and quality of life of patients with low vision. She is happily married and blessed with children.