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Dr Miriam Conway

Senior Lecturer

School of Health Sciences Division of Optometry and Visual Sciences

Contact details

  • +44 (0)20 7040 8392
  • miriam.conway.1@city.ac.uk

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Dr Miriam Conway M107, Myddelton Street Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
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About

Overview

Miriam is an orthoptist who joined City University London in 2007. She previously worked at as a lecturer and researcher at Aston University and as an orthoptist at a number of hospitals in the West Midlands.

Miriam studied at Liverpool University where she obtained her degree in Orthoptics. After qualifying she worked at a number of hospitals in the West Midlands first as an orthoptist, then senior orthoptist and finally a specialist advanced orthoptist. In 2000 she started studying for her PhD in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics at Aston University. After gaining her PhD she worked as both a visiting lecturer and research fellow at Aston University. In 2007 Miriam moved to City University London where she worked initially as a research fellow and then as a lecturer. Her main area of research has been investigation of ocular side effects attributed to anticonvulsant drugs, ocular blood flow associated with ocular and systemic disease, visual impairment and binocular vision.

Qualifications

  1. PhD Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Aston University, United Kingdom
  2. BSc (Hons) Orthoptics, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Administrative role

  1. Reviewing of grant applications for, e.g., Epilepsy Action, UK, Action Medical Research.

Memberships of committees

  1. Member, Teaching and Learning Committee, City University London, UK
  2. Member, Student Experience Committee, City University London, UK

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. Member, British and Irish Orthoptic Society
  2. Member, Councils for Professions Allied to Medicine

Teaching

Modules taught on

- Binocular vision second year (undergraduate)
- Binocular vision & paediatrics third year (undergraduate)
- Clinical skills second year (undergraduate)
- Binocular vision (masters level)
- Optometrist with Special Interest Training Course

Research

Research areas

- Investigation of ocular side effects attributed to anticonvulsant drugs
- Improving the quality of low vision services for visually impaired adults and children in the United Kingdom
- Ocular blood flow associated with ocular and systemic disease
- Binocular Vision

Research assistants

- Hanna Gillespie-Gallery

Publications

Publications by category

Conference papers and proceedings (10)

  1. Grant, S. and Conway, M.L. (2019). Prehension planning deficits in adults with amblyopia.
  2. Conway, M., Subramanian, A., Donoghue, E.O. and Donaldson, L. (2017). Attitudes of parents toward eye care in children under 7 years old in the Republic of Ireland.
  3. Subramanian, A., Gillespie-Gallery, H. and Conway, M. (2013). The emotional costs associated with providing emotional and other relevant support in eye clinics-findings from the United Kingdom. EAOO Malaga.
  4. Conway, M.L., Gillespie-Gallery, H., Yang, Y.C., Reddy, G., Mathews, J. and Subramanian, A. (2012). Investigating Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLOs) using quality of life questionnaires? ARVO Meeting.
  5. Subramanian, A., Gillespie-Gallery, H. and Conway, M.L. (2012). The role of the Eye Cinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) - A diary study. ARVO Meeting.
  6. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Subramanian, A. and Conway, M.L. (2012). A Comparative Analysis Of Rehabilitation Services For Visually Impaired People Worldwide. ARVO Meeting.
  7. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Subramanian, A. and Conway, M. (2010). Evaluating the Impact of Eye Care Liaison Officers. Vision UK 2010 Conference Birmingham, UK.
  8. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Conway, M. and Subramanian, A. (2010). The opinions of eye care professionals on patient related, low vision services in the UK. Optometry Tomorrow York,UK.
  9. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Conway, M.L. and Subramanian, A. (2010). Services for Visually Impaired People in the UK: Is There Room for Improvement? ARVO Meeting.
  10. Conway, M.L., Hosking, S. and Cubbidge, L. (2010). Multifocal electroretinogram evidence reveals that vigabatrin toxicity is dependent on retinal laye. ARVO Meeting.

Journal articles (17)

  1. Grant, S. and Conway, M.L. (2019). Some binocular advantages for planning reach, but not grasp, components of prehension. Experimental Brain Research. doi:10.1007/s00221-019-05503-4.
  2. Suttle, C.M., Lawrenson, J.G. and Conway, M.L. (2018). Efficacy of coloured overlays and lenses for treating reading difficulty: an overview of systematic reviews. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 101(4), pp. 514–520. doi:10.1111/cxo.12676.
  3. Donaldson, L., Subramanian, A. and Conway, M.L. (2018). Eye care in young children: a parent survey exploring access and barriers. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 101(4), pp. 521–526. doi:10.1111/cxo.12683.
  4. Suttle, C.M., Barbur, J. and Conway, M.L. (2018). Author's reply. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 38(4), p. 469. doi:10.1111/opo.12569.
  5. (2017). Corrigendum. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 37(5), pp. 629–629. doi:10.1111/opo.12404.
  6. Conway, M.L., Evans, B.J.W., Evans, J.C. and Suttle, C.M. (2016). Does gender influence colour choice in the treatment of visual stress? PLoS ONE, 11(9). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163326.
  7. Grant, S. and Conway, M.L. (2015). Reach-to-precision grasp deficits in amblyopia: Effects of object contrast and low visibility. Vision Research, 114, pp. 100–110. doi:10.1016/j.visres.2014.11.009.
  8. Conway, M.L., Hosking, S.L., Zhu, H. and Cubbidge, R.P. (2014). Does the Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm (SITA) accurately map visual field loss attributed to vigabatrin? BMC Ophthalmology, 14(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2415-14-166.
  9. Grant, S., Suttle, C., Melmoth, D.R., Conway, M.L. and Sloper, J.J. (2014). Age- and stereovision-dependent eye–hand coordination deficits in children with amblyopia and abnormal binocularity. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 55(9), pp. 5687–5701. doi:10.1167/iovs.14-14745.
  10. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Subramanian, A. and Conway, M.L. (2013). Micro-costing the provision of emotional support and information in UK eye clinics. BMC Health Services Research, 13(1). doi:10.1186/1472-6963-13-482.
  11. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Conway, M.L. and Subramanian, A. (2012). Are rehabilitation services for patients in UK eye clinics adequate? A survey of eye care professionals. Eye (Lond). doi:10.1038/eye.2012.141.
  12. Conway, M. and Hosking, S.L. (2012). Investigation of Ocular Hemodynamics in Sturge-Weber Syndrome. OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE, 89(6), pp. 922–928. doi:10.1097/OPX.0b013e318257a242.
  13. Conway, M.L., Thomas, J. and Subramanian, A. (2012). Is the aligning prism measured with the mallett unit correlated with fusional vergence reserves? PLoS ONE, 7(8).
  14. Conway, M.L., Wevill, M., Benavente-Perez, A. and Hosking, S.L. (2010). Ocular blood-flow hemodynamics before and after application of a laser in situ keratomileusis ring. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 36(2), pp. 268–272. doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.09.013.
  15. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Conway, M. and Subramanian, A. (2010). Services for Visually Impaired People in the UK: Is There Room for Improvement? Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 51.
  16. Conway, M.L., Cubbidge, R.P. and Hosking, S.L. (2008). Visual field severity indices demonstrate dose dependent visual loss from Vigabatrin therapy. Epilepsia, 49, pp. 108–116.
  17. Harding, G.F.A., Spencer, E.L., Wild, J.M., Conway, M. and Bohn, R.L. (2002). Field-specific visual-evoked potentials: identifying field defects in vigabatrin-treated children. Neurology, 58(8), pp. 1261–1265. doi:10.1212/wnl.58.8.1261.

Report

  1. Subramanian A, , Conway, M.L. and Gillespie-Gallery H, (2011). The role of eye clinic liaison officers..

Other (3)

  1. Subramanian, A., Conway, M., Gillespie-Gallery, H. and Yang, Y.C. (2012). Investigating Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLOs) using quality of life questionnaires?
  2. Gillespie-Gallery, H., Subramanian, A. and Conway, M. (2012). A Comparative Analysis Of Rehabilitation Services For Visually Impaired People Worldwide.
  3. Subramanian, A., Gillespie-Gallery, H. and Conway, M. The role of the Eye Cinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) - A diary study.

Professional activities

Clinical activity (2)

  1. Assistant Clinic Director, Binocular Vision & Paediatric Clinic
  2. Lead Clinician to provide secondary screening contract for all children in Camden Primary Care Trust, London, Camden Primary Care Trust, London

Editorial activity

  1. Reviewer for various scientific journals inc. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graefe's Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Reviewer.

Events/conferences (6)

  1. Cyprus (2013).
    Description: 12th educational congress of optometry and optics
  2. UK (2011).
    Description: Royal National Institute of Blind Peopl
  3. UK (2010).
    Description: Macular Disease Society
  4. UK (2009).
    Description: Eye Care Liaison Officers Conference
  5. UK (2007).
    Description: Sturge-Weber Conference
  6. UK (2005).
    Description: Sturge-Weber Conference

Other

  1. Paediatric Clinic Manger at the Fight for Sight Clinic, Bath Street..

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