Muyassar Ghanem is the head of our Retinal Diagnostics Department in Jerusalem. She has been with us since 1992 when she joined our School of Nursing and much of her career and development has been supported by St John Ambulance Jersey and Jersey Overseas Aid. Currently Muyasser is studying for her Masters in Biotechnology at Bethlehem University, which will allow her to employ new tech to treat retinal issues. Muyasser plays a vital role in our fight against the second most common cause of avoidable blindness in Palestine – diabetic retinopathy (DR), as she explains: