Sickle Cell, Sight & a Mother's Fight | Dr. Erica Otoo — Eye Care About Sickle Cell

She's an eye doctor. She's also a sickle cell warrior mom. Dr. Erica Otoo has spent 18 years as an optometrist — and her son lives with HbSC sickle cell disease. In this conversation she connects the dots nobody else is connecting: how sickle cell damages the eyes, why the Black Panther Party is the reason her son was screened at birth, and what new treatments like hydroxyurea and gene therapy actually mean for families. Plus: every major claim in this interview is fact-checked on screen — 44 facts, 20 studies. 👉🏾 Subscribe to Harambee Digital for more conversations like this. Follow Dr. Otoo: @harlemdoc08 Her nonprofit: Eye Care About Sickle Cell, Inc. #SickleCell #SickleCellAwareness #EyeCare #Optometry #BlackHealth #HarambeeDigital