Holly Geraghty
BSc, MCOptom, DipTp(IP), Prof Cert Paed Eye Care, Prof Cert Med Ret
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
University Teacher in Orthoptics
+44 114 215 9038
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School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS
- Profile
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Holly qualified as an Optometrist in 2016 after graduating from the University of Bradford and undertaking a pre-registration year at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. She went on to practice as an Independent Prescriber Hospital Optometrist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, gaining extensive experience in a wide range of clinical settings.
With a particular interest in paediatric eye care, Holly pursued a PhD at the University of Sheffield, focusing on accommodation asymmetry in children with hypermetropic anisometropic amblyopia.
In 2025, she was appointed as a University Teacher in Orthoptics at the University of Sheffield, where she now combines her clinical background, research expertise, and passion for teaching to support the next generation of Orthoptists.
- Qualifications
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BSc (Hons) Optometry First Class Honours, University of Bradford, 2012 – 2015
Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care, Cardiff University, 2016 – 2017
Professional Certificate in Medical Retina, City University, 2017 – 2018
Diploma in Therapeutics: Independent Prescribing, Aston University, 2019 – 2020
- Research interests
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- Accommodation abnormalities
- Anisometropia
- Residual amblyopia
- Paediatric eye care
- Optometry
- Orthoptics
- Occlusion therapy
- Ophthalmology
- Publications
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Journal articles
- “Hello… I'm here!” A co‐productive qualitative study involving older people with vision impairment and their experiences of acute hospital care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(7), 4241-4257. View this article in WRRO
- Should there be visual standards for optometrists?. Optometry in Practice, 18(1), 41-47.
- “Hello… I'm here!” A co‐productive qualitative study involving older people with vision impairment and their experiences of acute hospital care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(7), 4241-4257. View this article in WRRO
- Teaching activities
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Holly currently teaches on the following BMedSci Orthoptics modules:
- HES214 Clinical Optics and Ophthalmology
- HES205 Research Methods and Statistics
- HES237 Visual Optics
- HES124 Clinical Orthoptics
- HES108 Strabismus and Ocular Motility
- HES301 Sale, Supply and Administration of Medicinal Products
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Honorary Hospital Optometrist (Clinical Contract) at the Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- General Optical Council (GOC) registered
- Member of the College of Optometrists
- Member of the Association of Optometrists
- Member of the Children's Eye Health Workstream CYPVI network
- Member of Women in Vision UK
- Examiner for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ Refraction Certificate