Dr Olusola Olawoye is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the College of Medicine University of Ibadan Nigeria. She is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and the National Postgraduate Medical College (Ophthalmology). She has a Fellowship in Glaucoma from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in Manhattan New York United States. She also has a MSc (Epidemiology and Medical Statistics), PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Ibadan and a PhD in Medicine from the Queens University Belfast United Kingdom She has authored over 70 peer-reviewed papers. She is a speaker at many international and national conferences. She is currently the Secretary-General of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, Vice Chairman of both the Glaucoma Society of Nigeria and the Pan African Glaucoma Association. She represents Africa on the Council of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the Education Committee of the WGA. She is the deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (DCMAC) at the University College Hospital. She is also the Head of Glaucoma Services at the Department of Ophthalmology University of Ibadan. She is an investigator on multiple grants. Dr Olawoye has a passion for impactful research, training of younger colleagues and continuous medical education. She has led collaborative research across SSA. Her research interest is in genetics, glaucoma diagnosis and screening and improving equitable access to glaucoma care in Sub-Saharan Africa