Professor David Thomson
Professor of Optometry
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Academic and professional qualifications / memberships
| 2000 | ILTM |
| 1985 | PhD, City University |
| 1981 | MCOptom |
| 1980 | BSc (Hons) Optometry, City University |
Brief outline of career history
| 2005-2008 | Head of Department, City University |
| 1995-2002 | Senior Lecturer, City University |
| 1988-1995 | Lecturer, City University |
| 1985-1988 | Post doctoral research assistant, City University |
| 1982-1985 | Research student, City University |
| 1980-1982 | Optometrist private practice and Queen Alexandra Hospital |
Administrative responsibilities
- Module co-ordinator: Occupational Optometry
- Visual perception
- Clinical skills (second year)
- Diabetes module
- Introduction to Eye Disease
- Staff-student liaison committee (Chair)
- Teaching and Learning Committee
- AHS Exec
- AHS Board of Studies
Professional activities outside the University
- Professional Advisor College of Optometrists
- External Examiner University of Bradford
- Reviewer Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
- Vision Aid Overseas
- Expert witness
- Approximately 20 lectures each year on CET courses
Research interests
- My primary research interest has been the development of software for vision assessment and screening
- Optimisation of visual displays
- Occupational Vision Standards
- Meares-Irlen Syndrome
- Investigation of the limits of memory for the hue of coloured illumination
Selected publications
- D'Ath PJ, Owens N and Thomson D (in preparation). The effects of screen colour on visual performance in patients with Meares-Irlen Syndrome?
- D'Ath PJ, Wilkins A and Thomson D (in preparation). The effects of screen colour on asthenopic symptoms and visual performance in a normal population of VDU users.
- D'Ath PJ, Wilkins A and Thomson D (2006). A pilot study exploring the limits of memory for the hue of coloured illumination.
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