Dr Paul Constable
Lecturer
Academic and professional qualifications / memberships
| 2007 | PhD Visual Science, City University |
| 1991 | BSc (Optom), University of Melbourne |
| Memberships: Autism Research Group, City University International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision College of Optometrists UK Australian Health Care Practitioners |
Brief outline of career history
| 2008 - present | Lecturer, City University |
| 2002 - 2007 | Doctoral student Kings College London and City University |
| 1991 - 2001 | Optometrist practicing in the UK and Australia |
Administrative responsibilities
- 01 Human Biology
- 02 Visual Neuroscience & Binocular Vision
- 02 Pathology & Eye Disease (module leader)
- 03 Clinical Tutorials
- MSc Posterior Segment and Eye Disease (lead facilitator)
- Biological Sciences laboratories
Professional activities outside the University
- Continuing education
- Developing guidance for optometrists for individuals with autism in conjunction with the National Autistic Society, Cardiff and Ulster Universities.
Research interests
- Visual function in autism
- Clinical Electrophysiology
- Physiology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Selected publications
- Constable, PA., Nifedipine alters the light-rise of the electro-oculogram in man. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011; 249: 677-684.
- Constable, PA., J. Solomon, S. Gaigg, and D. Bowler, Visual search and crowding in adults with high functioning autism spectrum disorder. Clin Optom, 2010; 2: 93-103.
- Constable, PA. and J. Lawrenson, Glial cell factors and the outer blood retinal barrier. Ophthal Physiol Opt, 2009; 29: 557-564.
- Arden GB and Constable PA. The electro-oculogram. Prog Ret Eye Res. 2006; 25: 207-248
- Constable PA, Lawrenson JG, Dolman DEM, Arden GB and Abbott NJ. P-Glycoprotein expression in retinal pigment epithelium cell lines. Exp Eye Res. 2006; 83: 24-30