BSc, OD, FBDO
School: Health Sciences
Department: Allied Health Sciences
Dr Naomi Nsubuga graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, USA. She is currently an Optometry Lecturer at the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Her Clinical Specialty areas are Clinical Optometry, Public Health Optometry (School Eye Health, Occupational & Environmental Optometry), and Low Vision rehabilitation, and research areas of interest are in public health optometry and vision impairment. She has established collaborations with 2 Australian universities.
Dr. Nsubuga was a member of the Board of Trustees for Vision Action (formerly Vision Aid Overseas). She was previously employed by an International NGO where she managed eye health projects in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to her clinical skills, she gained extensive experience in development work, especially in Child Eye Health in the community setting (specifically School Eye Health), and capacity building for Human Resources for Eye Health (HReH). She managed the development of 3 optometry programmes in the region (Eritrea, Kenya, and Uganda). Prior to that she was in private practice in the UK, USA, and Uganda.
Dr. Nsubuga is a member of the National Prevention of Blindness Committee (NPBC) at the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Uganda. She is a member of the Assistive Technology Advisory Committee, the Low Vision Working Group and Child Eye Health Technical Committee that advise the NPBC.
Dr. Nsubuga has served on several Technical Working Groups (TWG). She previously served on the WHO Development Group for Paediatric Eye Care Interventions, and the WHO Eye Care Competency Framework TWG. She is currently a member of TWG advising MOH on the development of the Low Vision Guidelines and the National Rehabilitation Strategic plan. She serves on the Medical Clinical Officers’ Advisory Board, the CPD Committee, and the Pre-registration Committee of the Allied Health Professionals’ Council.
Dr. Nsubuga is active in organised optometry and is affiliated with several organisations. She is a member of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Refractive Error and Vision Rehabilitation (Low Vision) Working Groups. She is a member of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) and has served on several committees. She has served as the Vice-president for the African Council of Optometry (AFCO). She is a co-founder of the Optometrists Association of Uganda (OAU) and has served as the President twice. Under the association, she lobbied the Ministry of Health to recognise and regulate the Optometry profession and to integrate it into the public service in Uganda; and Makerere University to establish the first optometry training programme in Uganda.
Dr Nsubuga has been honoured with several awards including the AFCO Merit Award (for supporting the development of Optometry in Africa), the IAPB Eye Health Hero Award and the IAPB Vision Excellence Award.
Research and Publications
- ResearchGate: Naomi Nsubuga
- Google Scholar: Naomi Nsubuga
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