2023 40 Under 40: Candice Frazier

Candice Frazier’s work in the field of neonatal eye imaging brings her face to face with the smallest of eyes.

A senior clinical specialist with NeoLight, Frazier, 37, works to bring together neonatal intensive care professionals with the ophthalmic community and provide learning materials on infant eye health.

“I’ve learned that health care in its entirety is a collaboration of several specialties,” she says.

Frazier says she found an overwhelming need for educational materials on screening for retinopathy, which can cause vision loss in preemies. She created a toolkit that became the start of a worldwide outreach.

In 2022, Frazier traveled to Italy to work with neonatal eye imagers from around the world. Her research on eye imaging has appeared in several medical journals.

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