Post by Inês Leal

Today we had the privilege of hosting Ameenat Lola Solebo at our Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, as part of the CAML Rheumatology Series. Her talk — “Counting everything — and everyone counts: Applying epidemiology and data science to childhood uveitis” 🧒 👧 — brought the experience and insight of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and UCL into a discussion that was both rigorous and deeply human. Beyond the data, what stood out was the tone: a rare combination of scientific precision and genuine sensitivity. 📊✨ She highlighted how social inequality and underprivileged conditions are not just abstract determinants — they translate into measurable differences, with evidence showing more severe disease and greater sequelae in children with uveitis. 🤸 It was a talk with real aura — one that reminds us that counting data is inseparable from valuing people. 👁️ 👣 Grateful for the perspective, and for the conversation it sparked. 👁️‍🗨️ #childhooduveitis