Professor Helen Davis
DBO(T)
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Professional Lead for Ophthalmology and Orthoptics
+44 114 215 9005
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Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
- Profile
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I joined the University in Sheffield in 1991 to set up the degree programme in Orthoptics. The first intake of 30 students was in 1992 and since then we have increased our yearly intake to 40.
During my time in Sheffield Orthoptics has received excellent QA reports from QAA and HPC. I have also co-authored the core Orthoptic text book used in the UK and worldwide. I have continued to participate in research and was invited to give the prestigious Roger Trimble lecture at the British Isles Strabismus Association in 2006.
I am currently head of the Orthoptic section of the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology & Orthoptics. I am a member of the School Teaching Unit Board, Faculty Learning & Teaching Committee, Inter-Professional Learning Group and Fitness to Practise group. I also sit on student review and disciplinary panels.
- Research interests
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My research interests are stereovision and testing techniques in Orthoptic practice. My collaboration with Professor John Frisby from the department of Psychology led to the design of a new distance stereotest now used in clinics worldwide.
I am a member of the multi centre Intermittent exotropia research strategy group led by the University of Newcastle.Current projects
- Intermittent exotropia
- Stereo-testing
- Publications
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Books
- Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders. Wiley Blackwell.
- Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders. Wiley.
Journal articles
- The Role of Thymoma and Thymic Hyperplasia as Prognostic Risk Factors for Secondary Generalisation in Adults with Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Narrative Review. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 19(1), 108-119.
- Bagolini filter bars: an analysis of light transmittance and their use in a pediatric population. Strabismus, 27(2), 78-87.
- The Effects of Anisometropic Amblyopia on the FNS and TNO Stereotest Thresholds in Four- to Eight-Year-Olds. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 15(1), 72-81.
- Binocular visual acuity in intermittent exotropia: role of accommodative convergence.. Am J Ophthalmol, 155(4), 776-777. View this article in WRRO
- Can improving prism fusion range with training also improve stereo-acuity?. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 9, 44-48.
- The improving outcomes in intermittent exotropia study: Outcomes at 2 years after diagnosis in an observational cohort. BMC Ophthalmology, 12(1).
- Presenting features and early management of childhood intermittent exotropia in the UK: inception cohort study. BRIT J OPHTHALMOL, 93(12), 1620-1624.
- Does binocularly perceived depth correlate with reduced stereoacuity?. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt, 29(1), 92-98.
- Distance stereoacuity in prism-induced convergence stress. J AAPOS, 12(4), 424-425.
- Intermittent Exotropia. Ophthalmology, 114(7), 1416.
- Frisby Davis distance stereoacuity values in visually normal children. BRIT J OPHTHALMOL, 89(11), 1438-1441.
- Positive tensilon test and intracranial tumor: a case report.. Eur J Ophthalmol, 13(6), 590-592.
- Can tonic accommodation predict surgical performance?. SURG ENDOSC, 17(5), 787-790.
- Does interpupillary distance predict stereoacuity for normal observers?. PERCEPTION, 32, 73-74.
- Accommodation to large disparity stereograms.. J AAPOS, 6(6), 377-384.
- Psychosocial implications of strabismus surgery in adults.. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus, 34(3), 159-164.
- An improved training procedure as a precursor to testing young children with the Frisby Stereotest.. Eye (Lond), 10 ( Pt 2), 286-290.
- Controlled binocular acuity (CBA). British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 6(0), 82-82.
Chapters
- Infant vision In Vital-Durand F, Atkinson J, Braddick OJ & Society EBAB (Ed.), Infant vision Oxford University Press, USA
Conference proceedings papers
- What changes do patients report after strabismus surgery for planned psychosocial benefit?. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vol. 60(9). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 28 April 2019 - 2 May 2019. View this article in WRRO
- A comparison of stereoacuity tests in clinical practice. 37th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association (pp 101-104), 1 October 2015 - 4 October 2015.
- Changing depth cue reliance by playing videogames. Perception, Vol. 44(Suppl 1) (pp 348-348)
- Testing BSV & Stereopsis. Advances in Strabismus (pp 127-130), 1 December 2014 - 4 December 2014.
- Vergence Adaptation. Advances in Strabismus (pp 75-78). Ankara, Turkey, 1 December 2014 - 4 December 2014.
- Transactions of the European Strabismological Association. Transactions of 36th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association (pp 55-57). Marseille
- Modified Frisby Davis Stereotest (FD2) for showing textures sensitive to blur. Transactions of 36th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association (pp 63-66). Marseille
- Stereoacuity in prism-induced divergence stress. Transactions of 35th Meeting of the European Strabismological Association (pp 153-156). Bucharest, Romania
- The Improving Outcomes in Intermittent Exotropia Study: 2 Year Outcomes. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 51(13)
- Clinical tests of distance stereopsis: State of the art. PROGRESS IN STRABISMOLOGY (pp 187-190)
- The Frisby Davis distance stereotest (FD2). TRANSACTIONS: 27TH MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN STRABISMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (pp 33-36)
- Tonic accommodation predicts perceptual - motor error under stereogram but not under natural viewing. PERCEPTION, Vol. 29 (pp 87-87)
- Are the same effects found for stereogram stimuli presented either with shutter-glasses or as red/green anaglyphs?. PERCEPTION, Vol. 29 (pp 100-101)
- Tonic accommodation predicts perceptual-motor error under stereogram but not under natural viewing. PERCEPTION, Vol. 29 (pp 87-87)
- Are the same effects found for stereogram stimuli presented either with shutter-glasses or as red/green anaglyphs?. PERCEPTION, Vol. 29 (pp 100-101)
- Predicting individual differences in cue integration in stereograms. PERCEPTION, Vol. 27 (pp 31-32)
- Predicting individual differences in performance of an object-recognition task. PERCEPTION, Vol. 27 (pp 119-119)
- Interaction of stereo, texture, and outline cues: Ridge-orientation effects and the role of dark focus. PERCEPTION, Vol. 24 (pp 10-10)
Posters
- What changes do patients report after strabismus surgery for planned psychosocial benefit?.
- Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders. Wiley Blackwell.
- Teaching interests
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My teaching interest includes curriculum design and development. Since setting up the degree programme in Orthoptics in 1991 I have continued to develop its content and delivery. I have ensured maintenance of currency of clinical practice.
The application of theory to practice and the value of evidence based practice is essential and my oversight of practice placement education has been instrumental in providing reflective practitioners who are fit to practice on graduation.
I have led on Quality assurance events including QAA, HCPC approvals and Periodic Reviews. I sit on the HCPC Fitness to Practice Panels.
I chair Faculty student review committees and am a member of the university disciplinary panel I continue to teach all three years of students on the BMedSci Orthoptics programme utilising a variety of delivery styles. I facilitated the development of a Distance Learning Masters programme, which now attracts students from all over the world and a variety of eye care professionals in addition to Orthoptists.
Recently in collaboration with others, I have developed a module in the sale supply and administration of medicines enabling Orthoptists to gain additional annotation to the HCPC register. I am now leading on the development of an Advanced Clinical Practice route in our Masters programme, which is an exciting and novel development.
I am chair of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society Education and Professional Development committee and national lead for Orthoptic education. I am member of the Ophthalmic Clinical Competency Framework (OCCCF) developing multi-professional education with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, College of Optometry and Ophthalmic nurses.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of Health Profession Council (HPC) Education & Training Committee
- Chair and member of HPC education Approval panels
- Member of HPC Professional Liaison Groups setting standards for Education & Training, Standards of Proficiency and Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics
- Member of British & Irish Orthoptic Society Education Committee
- Research mentor for British & Irish Orthoptic Society
- Member of the London Ophthalmology Deanery
- Member of SHA Liaison Group for National Orthoptic Education Provision
- Member of European Strabismological Association
- Member of International Strabismological Association
- Member of British & Irish Orthoptic Association
- Member of International Orthoptic Association
- Reviewer for projects submitted to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals research department
- Honorary clinical contract with Royal Hallamshire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust