Vision Science Research Group

The Paediatric Vision Research Team

The Team

The paediatric research team includes:

Julie-Anne Little PhD MCOptom
Julie McClelland PhD MCOptom
Lisa O’Donoghue PhD MCOptom
Kathryn Saunders PhD MCOptom

Post-graduate researchers

Karen Breslin BSc MCOptom (Progression of Childhood Refractive Error: A Prospective Study of Northern Irish Schoolchildren)
Natasha Healey BSc MCOptom (Refractive development in Albinism)
Sara McCullough BSc MCOptom (Ocular aberrations in Down’s syndrome)
Pamela Anketell BSc Orthoptics MMedSci (Visual Function in Autistic Spectrum Disorder: developing an evidence base for the eye care profession)

Projects are supported by:

Department of Employment & Learning, Northern Ireland
Research & Development Office, Northern Ireland
The College of Optometrists, London