- TFOS global ambassadors and international chapter affiliate
Nigeria
Obinwanne Chukwuemeka Jr.
Obinwanne Chukwuemeka Jr. is a clinician and optometrist with special interests in anterior segment diseases, specialty contact lenses
, and the ocular surface. With years of clinical experience and specialty training, he heads the division of a group practice focused on cornea, anterior segment and ocular surface diseases (OSD). Dr. Chukwuemeka is also involved in OSD clinical research and teaching practitioners about the ocular surface. He earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Benin in Nigeria, and completed a long-term fellowship training in Cornea and Anterior Segment from the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Chukwuemeka also is a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, and serves as a global ambassador for the TFOS in Nigeria. He currently lives and practices in Nigeria, and enjoys traveling, good food
, and spending time with friends and family.