Dr Byki Huntjens
Lecturer
Academic and professional qualifications / memberships
| 2011 | Diploma in Academic Practice, City University London |
| 2007 | PhD, The University of Manchester |
| 2005 | Member of the College of Optometrists |
| 2003 | MSc Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, The University of Manchester |
| 2001 | BSc (Hons) Optometry, Hogeschool van Utrecht, the Netherlands |
Brief outline of career history
| 2009 - present | Lecturer, City University London |
| 2011 - present | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy |
| 2007 - 2009 | Visiting Clinician, City University |
| 2004 - 2007 | Visiting Clinician, The University of Manchester |
| 2003 - 2007 | Locum Optometrist, Manchester |
| 2003 - 2004 | Research Assistant, The University of Manchester |
| 2001 - 2002 | Resident Optometrist, the Netherlands |
Administrative responsibilities
- 01 Module co-ordinator
- MSc Module co-ordinator Diabetic Eye Disease
- 02 Clinical Skills
- 02 Contact Lenses
- 02 Binocular Vision
- 03 Refraction Clinic
Professional activities outside the University
- Consultant for Keeler Ltd
- Locum Optometrist
- Visiting lecturer at Innovative Optical Training Ltd
Research interests
- Diabetes Mellitus and ocular changes with hyperglycemia
- Impact of dietary supplements on Age-related Macular Degeneration
- The effects of hypoxia and oxidative stress on visual performance in aircrew
Selected publications
- Huntjens B, Charman WN, Malik R, O'Donnell C (2011). A search for fluctuations in refractive error and the anterior ocular structures in response to acute hypoglycaemia in diabetic patients. (Submitted to Clinical and Experimental Optometry)
- Huntjens B, Radhakrishnan H, Workman H, Hosking SL, O'Donnell C (2007). Diurnal Fluctuations in Higher-Order Aberrations in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Poster presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale (USA), 6-10 May
- Huntjens B, O'Donnell C (2006). Refractive error changes in Diabetes Mellitus. Optometry in Practice. 7(3): 103-14.