Dr Sonia Toor
FHEA, PhD, MSc, BMedSci
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Lecturer in Orthoptics
+44 114 215 9064
Full contact details
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
E100f
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
91Ö±²¥
S10 2RX
- Profile
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I graduated from the University of 91Ö±²¥ with a BMedSci (Orthoptics) in 2008 and went on to complete my MSc in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the University of Manchester alongside working at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Following this I spent 4 years at the University of Reading working as a research assistant and completing a PhD with Dr Anna Horwood and Professor Patricia Riddell. I then worked as an orthoptist and a research orthoptist at Moorfields Eye Hospital before re-joining the University of 91Ö±²¥ as a Lecturer in Orthoptics in 2014.
- Research interests
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My PhD set out to investigate the existence of asymmetrical accommodation in anisometropia. My other research interests include:
- Changes in accommodation and convergence across the lifespan
- Convergence and accommodation orthoptic exercises
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . The Lancet, 403(10438), 1766-1778.
- . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 20(1), 85-93.
- . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 17(1), 20-26.
- . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 23(4), 203e.1-203e.5.
- . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 15(1), 8-14.
- . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 102, 772-778.
- Asymmetrical accommodation in anisometropic amblyopia. Advances in Strabismus.
- . Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 34(2), 250-262.
- . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98(5), 679-683.
- . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 18(2), 162-168.
- . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 17(1), e5-e5.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 52(7), 4546-4546.
- . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 9(0), 9-9.
Conference proceedings papers
- Who’s driving? Convergence and accommodation – fixed ratios, flexible linkages or separate systems. Advances in Strabismus
- Convergence and accommodation development relate to corrected age in premature infants. Advances in Strabismus
- Convergence accommodation trumps accommodative convergence. 35th European Strabismological Association Conference
Theses / Dissertations
- Teaching interests
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- Involved in the teaching of a range of topics to undergraduate orthoptics students but my main interests are in accommodation and convergence
- Supervision of undergraduate research projects
- Clinical placement co-ordinator
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society
- Registered with the Health Professions Council
- Honorary clinical contract with Royal Hallamshire Teaching Hospitals Foundation
- Presentations at national and international conferences
- Recognised as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) via University of 91Ö±²¥ Certificate in Learning and Teaching (2017)