Emmanuel Kofi Addo, OD (he/him/his)

Graduate Student
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Emmanuel Kofi Addo, OD, is a doctoral candidate at the Bernstein Laboratory at the Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his optometry training at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Dr. Addo's research explores how prenatal carotenoid supplementation impacts mothers and their children's ocular and systemic carotenoid levels in the Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Pregnancy (L-ZIP) study. Additionally, he investigates whether awareness of genetic risk for AMD influences individuals to adopt healthier lifestyles, potentially reducing AMD incidence in later life, through the Moran AMD Genetic Testing and Assessment (MAGENTA) study. Emmanuel is a student member of esteemed professional organizations such as the American Academy of Optometry, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the Brain and Ocular Nutrition. His work has been presented on international platforms and garnered well-deserved recognition.

Presentation(s):

• Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum: Golden Nutrients for Silver Years: Retinoids, Carotenoids, and Healthy Aging

  Friday, June 28, 2024
  2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Presentation - Carotenoids and Retinoids (CARIG) Symposium and GEM Forum: Golden Nutrients for Silver Years: Retinoids, Carotenoids, and Healthy Aging

  Friday, June 28, 2024
  5:40 PM – 6:00 PM CT

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.