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Covadonga Bascaran

Universidad de Oviedo

Research areas: Medicine · Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Retinal Diseases and Treatments · Retinal Imaging and Analysis

ORCID iD 0000-0002-5662-3325
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Dr Covadonga Bascaran is a Clinical Research Fellow at the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. She works in research and capacity strengthening in global eye health with a focus on improving eye health in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
Cova has been a Commissioner in the Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health, which harnesses lessons learned from over two decades, presents the growing evidence for the life-transforming impact of eye care, and provides a thorough understanding of rapid developments in the field.
Cova's research focus is diabetic retinopathy in low and middle income countries, including epidemiological research, evidence synthesis, implementation and health systems research. She is the technical lead for the Diabetic Retinopathy Network (DR-NET) a network of 30 DR programmes in 17 LMICs. She chairs the DR Working Group at the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
Other areas of research include retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer. Cova is a member of the Retinoblastoma Network and of the Global Retinoblastoma Study Group that has established one of the largest disease cohorts in medical research with 153 countries included.
Cova has been Programme Director for the MSc in Public Health for Eye Care , and currently a module organizer and lecturer in the module : Foundations of Global Eye Health and Eye Care Programmes. She has supervised one PhD to completion and is currently supervising another PhD.

Employment

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Education

Projects & Funding

  • NIHR Global Research Group on Improving Hypertension Control in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa (IHCoRAfrica) National Institute for Health Research
    2022 - 2025
  • Artificial Intelligence Supported Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Tanzania CBM
    2021 - 2023
  • Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium Legacy Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust
    2020 - 2023
  • Informing practice and policy in low-resource settings: Rapid reviews of the diabetic retinopathy evidence Fred Hollows Foundation
    2019 - 2020
  • Caribbean Regional Screening and Treatment Services for Diabetic Retinopathy Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust
    2017 - 2019
  • Improving cataract surgical outcomes through online continuing professional development education in diagnostic training in sub-Saharan Africa Novartis Pharma AG
    2016 - 2017
  • Prevention of Blindness Projects in LMICs Fundacion Vision Mundi
    2008 - 2017

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