Dr Franziska Rauscher

Research Assistant

Franziska Rauscher 

(020) 7040 3102
f.g.rauscher@city.ac.uk

 

 
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Academic and professional qualifications / memberships

2008PhD Vision Science, City University
2003Dipl. Ing. (FH) Optical Engineering and Ophthalmic Optics/Optometry, Aalen, Germany
1999Gesellenbrief Augenoptik, Technical College Utbremen/Handwerkskammer Bremen, Germany

Brief outline of career history

2007-Research Assistant, City University
2007-2008MSc Course Director, City University
2003-2007Research Assistant and PhD Student, City University
2002-2003Research Assistant, German Air force Medical Institute, Germany
1999-2003Locum Ophthalmic Optician

Administrative responsibilities

  • MSc Modules
  • Clinical Skills (Second year)
  • Contact Lenses (Second year)

Professional activities outside the University

  • Locum Optometrist
  • Representative of the Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University at the American Academy of Optometry
  • Member of European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP)
  • Member of European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
  • Member of International Colour Vision Association (ICVS)
  • Member of Applied Vision Association (AVA)
  • Member of Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • Member of American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
  • Member of American Optometric Association (AOA)
  • Member of Vereinigung Deutscher Contactlinsenspezialisten e.V (VDC)
  • Member of Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung f. Augenoptik und Optometrie e.V (WVAO)

Research interests

  • Selective visual functions (chromatic sensitivity, motion sensitivity, contrast)
  • Visual field defects
  • Neurological conditions and disease
  • The aging eye
  • Visual processing and visual pathways
  • Optics and aberrations
  • Component perimetry
  • Driving

Selected publications

  • Rauscher FG, Brandl H and Baumbach P (2008). The effects of larger G-forces on the aberration pattern of the human eye. J. Mod. Optics "Special Issue in Physiological Optics" 55:819-838.
  • Chisholm CM, Rauscher FG, Crabb DP, Davies LN, Dunne MCM, Edgar DF, Harlow JA, James-Galton M, Petzold A, Phelps N, Plant G, Underwood GJ, Viswanathan A and Barbur JL (2008). Assessing visual fields for driving in patients with paracentral scotomata. The British Journal of Ophthalmology 92:225-230. BJO Online First, published on 25.10.2007 as doi 10.1136/bjo.2007.129726.
  • Rauscher FG, Chisholm CM, Crabb DP, Barbur JL, Edgar DF, Plant GT, James-Galton M, Petzold A, Dunne MCM, Davies LN, Underwood GJ, Phelps NR, and Viswanathan AC (2007). Final report, 2007, Driving and Vision Research Team, Contract PPAD9/31/106 Central Scotomata and Driving Project, Publication as "Department for Transport Report," Road Research report no. 79, 2007, London, UK, ISSN 1468-9138, ISBN 978-1-904763-80-2.