Linda Raichle is honored and privileged to be considered a leader. Here are a few of the lessons she learned and related personal stories she experienced along her journey.

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness among working-age people in the United States, affecting more than half of the 18 million adults with diagnosed diabetes. Yearly eye examinations for people with diabetes can reduce blindness by > 95%; however, many people with diabetes are not being screened for diabetic eye diseases at the frequency recommended by the American Diabetes Association. In 2018, a group of interdisciplinary organizations came together to address this gap in knowledge.