OptometryWithPlymUni

News and updates from the University of Plymouth BSc and MOptom programme

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

The work are in progress for our brand new Centre for Eye Care Excellence @CEEWithPlymUni to cater to increasing patient and student demand. This will be a great addition to our transformation into MOptom programme at @PlymUni

https://t.co/Wctkn8CSaN

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

Showcasing the fascinating world of sight and vision with children from across Plymouth today! Come and join us to learn more and be inspired at Voyage of Discovery
@FUTURES_NIGHT

@RoyalWilliamYd

@PlymOptometry
#futureoptoms #STEMEducation

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

It's been great to welcome all of our new and existing students here in Plymouth! We've had lots of informative talks and events going on all week and even had chance to celebrate last year's successes! @CEEWithPlymUni

[Phillip Buckhurst @pjbuckhurst]

Great postgraduate research conference @PlymOptometry. Annabelle presenting our work on misight contact lenses

[Lisa Bunn PhD @LisaBunnPT]

Congratulations to Annabelle Gorham for her beautiful presentation about myopia therapy ⁦@research_sohp⁩ ⁦@PlymUniPGR⁩ #PGRshowcaseUoP ⁦@PlymOptometry⁩ ⁦@PlymUniHealth⁩

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

Thank you @MPOrthoptics for delivering really useful talk on Eyecare for Dementia for our final year students and staffs. #dementia

[Marianne Piano @MPOrthoptics]

Thanks for having me, @PlymOptometry @mrj_vision! Enjoyed seeing the brand new preclinic and research facilities at InterCity Place, and delivering a two hour guest lecture on dementia-friendly eyecare to a full room of third year Optometry students 🤓

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

Great work by our optometry students in the Optoversity Challenge; coming third in the challenge and being the top fundraising team with over £1700 raised for @VCHP_UK. 👏👏👏

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

Exciting 👁 PhD opportunity investigating the role of OCT in glaucoma diagnosis in eye care with me, @artes_ph and @asmazahidi. @PlymUni @PlymOptometry

The deadline is 10th May, please share and get in touch for more information/discussion.

https://t.co/mrahxYUb5R

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

Last week our final year students @PlymOptometry had hands-on experience in fitting and assessing mini-scleral contact lens. Thanks to Ian Sexton from @CooperVisionUK in helping to run this workshop. #miniscleral #specialitycontactlens

[UoP MSc ACP Ophthalmology @PlymACPOphth]

Well done to all our Medical retina and Advanced Glaucoma post graduate students who completed their OSCEs!👏

Are you a registered ophthalmic professional who is looking to develop your career? We have MSc modules and a Programme for you! https://t.co/Jk2Oqk95rb

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

Two poster submissions from
@PlymOptometry
@TheAVA_UK
Christmas conference.

Great interest and interactions from the attendees, and lots of inputs to improve the projects.
@Ben_J_Jennings

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

We are still looking for participants, please share if you or anyone you know would like to participate. @PlymOptometry @research_sohp @PlymUni

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

Come and see us at Plymouth Guildhall for the #FUTURES2023
Lots of exciting things to showcase from our team 👁️ #plymouthuni

[Asma Zahidi @asmazahidi]

Congratulations to all our @PlymOptometry students who graduated today! We are so proud of you and wish you the very best in your career as an optom ❤️ @PlymUni #graduation #classof2023 #optometry

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

'Eye Can't Believe It!' 12 years of Optometry at University of Plymouth would like to invite you to come and help us celebrate the past and future of Optometry here at Plymouth. https://t.co/WIrtExwOc9 @hlukmarketing @no7cl @KeelerLtd @AssociatedOptic @TopconGB

[University of Plymouth @PlymUni]

Do you want to pursue an exciting career as an eye-care professional?

👁️ See where your career in optometry could take you
https://t.co/lSCJwZy3Wc

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

Great to receive @fightforsightUK @NystagmusUK
small grant award for our study investigating Perceptual Learning as a treatment for #nystagmus. We are starting our recruitment soon.
@asmazahidi @PlymOptometry
#visionresearch #optometry

https://t.co/tUK9eMQfig

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

Our latest paper on how bias for and against certain letter affects letter identification task is out now.

Using SDT framework, we develop a noisy template model to account for effect of both bias and sensitivity.

Interesting findings below:

https://t.co/9DzaHLCJag

[Mahesh R Joshi || PhD || @mrj_vision]

This week we had a session on mini-scleral lenses from @MeniconUK for our final year @PlymOptometry students. It was great to see their enthusiasm and skill to fit and assess the lenses.
Thanks to Josie, James and Hans from @Meniconuk for running these sessions.

[OptometryWithPlymUni @PlymOptometry]

A fantastic taster day at the @PlymUni Optometry taster day yesterday. It was
wonderful to see so many young people attending and engaging in theoretical and practical activities! #optometry #Plymouth

[Asma Zahidi @asmazahidi]

Excited to have students @NDPlymouth @scottcollegeply @BodminCollege and @Callywith visiting us today to have a taster of doing #optometry at @PlymOptometry @alicerosecottle @artes_ph