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Research
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
- Daniel Kanyata, Paul Odula, Lily Nyamai, Paul K. Nduati. Morphology and Location of Surface Landmarks of Foramen Ovale in Kenyans. International Journal of Morphology 33.2(2015):471-475
- Lily Nyamai, Margret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi, Daniel Kanyata. The knowledge, attitude and practice of refractive error among high school students in Nairobi County. Journal of Ophthalmology of East, Central and South Africa. July (2016):35-41
- Nick Astbury, Ebby Adekhera, Lily Nyamai. Working with Patients to Optimize Cataract Outcome. Community Eye Health Journal. 29.93 (2016):23-24
- Nick Astbury, Lily Nyamai. Detecting and managing complications in cataract patients. Community Eye Heath Journal.29:94 (2016):27-29
- Jyoti Naidoo, Nyika Mtemeri, Lily Nyamai & Kovin Naidoo, African Vision. Seeing is Believing (SIB) Child Eye Health Programme: Perceptions of training beneficiaries (teachers & nurses) in Kenya: https://www.iapb.org/wp-content/uploads/PERCEPTIONS-STUDY-BHVI-2017.pdf
- Ayumba A; Ogutu O; Osoti A; Nyamai L; Kihara AB; Kireki O; Gwako GN; Koigi PK; Kosgei RJ; Kilonzo MK;
- Odawa FX; Ndavi PM. High prevalence and severity of postpartum retinovascular changes following pre- eclampsia with severe features compared to normal pregnancy. JOGECA 2018; 30(2).
- Bowe T, Nyamai L, Ademola-Popoola D, Amphornphruet A, Anzures et al, The current state of retinopathy of prematurity in India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela. Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2019; 25(4).
- Nyamai LA and Kanyata D. Pattern of refractory errors in students attending public high schools in Nairobi.
Global Journal for Research Analysis 2019;8:Print ISSN 227-8160. DOI:10.36106/gjra.
- Mungai LNW, Njeru CM, Nyamai LA, Maina M. Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II: A Kenyan Case Series. Int J Endocrinol. 2021 Dec 22;2021:2328402. doi: 10.1155/2021/2328402. eCollection 2021.
- Nyamai LA, Jin YP, Mathew DJ, Dharia RS, Trope GE, Buys YM. The cost of publishing in an indexed ophthalmology journal in 2019.Can J Ophthalmol. 2020. PMID: 32841597
Publications under Peer - Review/ Manuscript Writing
- Lily Nyamai, Daniel Kanyata. Ametropia- Influence of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in
correction and un-correction amongst students in Nairobi County (manuscript writing)
- Retinal findings of preterm babies born <34 weeks in the new born unit (NBU) at the Kenyatta National
Hospital
Ongoing Research
- Principal Investigator- The Kenyatta National Hospital, Retinopathy of Prematurity Study 1. (Data analysis)
- Principal investigator: Ocular manifestations of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV)
during the first 6months on Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)- Proposal for Grant in The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (grant writing)
- Principal investigator, Kenya site: The CorNeat EverPatch – A First-In-Human Clinical Study for Demonstrating
the Safety of a Synthetic Tissue Substitute for Concealment of Artificial Implants and Glaucoma Tube Shunts
Conferences Presentations
- University of Toronto, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Research Day- Cost of Publishing
in Ophthalmology- Cost of publishing in ophthalmology journals in 2019 (poster presentation).
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Durban, South Africa October 27th-31st November
2016 - Telemedicine for Sight Screening of Premature Babies Rural and Outreach solution for Retinopathy
of Prematurity (oral presentation).
- 2016 - Presented in the World Ophthalmology Congress 2016 in Mexico, Guadalajara.
i) Lily Nyamai, Daniel Kanyata. Is there a difference in the knowledge, attitude and practice of refractive error?
refractive error among high school students with corrected refractive error and uncorrected refractive
error in Nairobi County (poster presentation).
ii) Lily Nyamai, Margret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi, Daniel Kanyata. Pattern and prevalence of refractive error
in Nairobi County (poster presentation).
- 2015 - Presented in College of Ophthalmologist of East, Central and Southern Africa Congress in
Naivasha, Kenya.
i) Lily Nyamai, Margret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi, Daniel Kanyata. The knowledge, attitude and practice of
refractive error among high school students in Nairobi County. Journal of Ophthalmology of East,
Central and South Africa. July (2016):35-41
ii) Lily Nyamai, Daniel Kanyata. Is there a difference in the knowledge, attitude and practice of refractive?
error among high school students with corrected refractive error and uncorrected refractive error in
Nairobi County (oral presentation)
- 2014 - College of Ophthalmologist of East, Central and Southern Africa Congress in Livingstone, Zambia.
i) Daniel Kanyata, Paul Odula, Lily A. Nyamai, Paul K. Nduati. Morphology and Location of Surface
Landmarks of Foramen Ovale in Kenyans. International Journal of Morphology 33.2(2015):471-475
(oral presentation)
Grants Attracted to the University/ Collaborations/ Awards
- 2020- World Ophthalmology Congress; travel grant.
- 2019- Multicenter phase 2 clinical trial; The CorNeat EverPatch – A First-In-Human Clinical Study for Demonstrating
the Safety of a Synthetic Tissue Substitute for Concealment of Artificial Implants and Glaucoma Tube Shunts
- 2018 - Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium Clinical Fellowships Award.
- 2017 - Fellowship in Epidemiology and biostatistics training award by Partnership for Health Research Training in Kenya (P-HERT) in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- 2017 - Memorundum of Understanding between Right to Sight Norway and the University of Nairobi –
Grant for Department of ophthalmlogy outreach activities and paediatric cataracts.
- 2017 - African Vision Research Institute- Grant for the study, Perceptions of the seeing is believing child eye
health programme training beneficiaries in Kenya.
- 2017 - Keeler Company - Loan and equipment donation for the Kenyatta National Hospital, Retinopathy of
Prematurity Study 1
- 2016 - Graduated as a the top student and Fellow of the College of Ophthamologists of East Central And
Southern Africa
- 2012 - MMed Ophthalmology University of Nairobi sponsored by Lions-Hilfswerk Bayern-Süd
(Lions club Bavaria, district 111). Grant administered through Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
(DAAD), German Academic Exchange Service, Regional Office for Africa
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