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Dr Amy Sheppard

Amy Sheppard - Optometry

Optometry lecturer

Qualifications & Education

  • BSc with First Class Honours in Optometry, Aston University, 2003
  • Registration with General Optical Council, UK, 2004
  • Member of the College of Optometrists, UK, 2004
  • PhD in Optometry, Aston University, 2010
  • Associate of the UK Higher Education Academy, 2010

Employment     

  • 2003- 2007: full-time optometric practice, Birmingham.
  • 2007-2010: PhD studentship, funded by Bausch and Lomb, and supervised by Dr Leon N Davies (principal supervisor) and Prof James Wolffsohn and Dr Mark Dunne, Aston University.
  • 2010-2011: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Ophthalmic Research Group, Aston University.
  • 2011-present: Lecturer in Optometry, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University.

Teaching activity

  • Director of the postgraduate Ophthalmic Doctorate
  • Second year undergraduate Primary Optometric Examination

Research interests

Member of the Ophthalmic Research Group

Research interests include:
  • Human accommodation and presbyopia
  • Ocular imaging and biometry
  • Cataract surgery and intraocular lenses

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Member of the UK College of Optometrists
  • Registered with the General Optical Council
  • Associate of the UK Higher Education Academy

Selected publications

See below for a list of peer-reviewed publications:
  • Sheppard, A. L., Evans, C. J., Singh, K. D., Wolffsohn, J. S., Dunne, M. C. M. and Davies, L. N. (2011). Three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging of the phakic crystalline lens during accommodation. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Feb 5, 2011 [Epub ahead of print].

  • Wolffsohn, J.S., Sheppard, A. L., Vakani, S. and Davies, L.N. (2011). Accommodative amplitude required for sustained near work. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (in press).

  • Sheppard, A. L. and Wolffsohn, J. S. (2011). Accommodating intraocular lenses: past, present and future. Ophthalmology International (in press).

  • Sheppard, A. L. and Davies, L. N. (2011). The effect of ageing on in vivo human ciliary muscle morphology and contractility. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 52, 1809-1816.

  • Sheppard, A. L. and Davies, L. N. (2010). In vivo analysis of ciliary muscle morphological changes with accommodation and axial ametropia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 51, 6882-6889.

  • Sheppard, A. L., Bashir, A., Wolffsohn, J. S. and Davies, L. N. (2010). Accommodating intraocular lenses: a review of design concepts, usage and assessment methods. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 93, 441-452.

  • Sheppard, A. L. and Davies, L. N. (2010). Clinical evaluation of the Grand Seiko Auto Ref/ Keratometer WAM-550. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 30, 143-151.

  • Sheppard, A. L., Dunne, M. C. M., Wolffsohn, J. S. and Davies, L. N. (2008). Theoretical evaluation of the cataract extraction-refraction-implantation techniques for intraocular lens power calculation. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 28, 568-576.