The University of Sheffield
Department of Oncology

Carolyn Leach MSc DBO(T)

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Lecturer in Orthoptics

Academic Unit of Ophthalmology and Orthoptics,
Department of Oncology,
The Medical School,
Beech Hill Road,
Sheffield,
S10 2RX,
UK.

Office: K124

Tel: +44 (0) 114 271 2802
Fax: +44 (0) 114 271 3314

Email: c.leach@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield as a Lecturer in Orthoptics in 1991 and was involved in setting up the BMedSci (Orthoptics) course. Since 1995 I have worked part time (currently 60% FTE). I set up the MMedSci (Orthoptics) by distance learning course, now called the MMedSci (Vision and Strabismus) by distance learning course and am currently the Course Director.

Research Interests

I am employed on a teaching contract and my research tends to revolve around MMedSci student projects and BMedSci student projects.

Teaching Interests

I am interested in all aspects of teaching, particularly assessment and the ways in which distance learning may be enhanced to provide a better student experience.

Professional Activities

I am a member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society and registered with the Health Professions Council as a state registered orthoptist.

Key Publications

  1. Leach CM, Burke JP. 'Successful outcome of preoperative prism adaptation for decompensated microtropia in an adult'. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 1995; 73:181-182
  2. Leach C. 'Compliance with Occlusion Therapy for Strabismic and Anisometropic Amblyopia : A pilot study'. Binocular Vision. 1995; 10(4): 257-266
  3. Deacon MA, Leach C, Davis, H. 'Association of Colour Vision Defects in Amblyopia with and without Eccentric Fixation'. VIIIth Internat.Orthoptic Congress. 1995, Kyoto, Japan, p22-26.
  4. Firth AY, Leach CM, Griffiths HJ, Rennie IG. "Patterns of Non-Linearity in the Stimulus Accommodative Convergence to Accommodation ratio". Middle East Journal of Ophthalmology. 1996; 4 (2): 123-127.
  5. Burke JP, Leach CM, Davis H. ‘Psychosocial Implications of Strabismus Surgery in Adults.’ Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 1997; 34 (3): 159-164.
  6. MacIntosh C, Wall S, Leach C. ‘Strabismus in Unicoronal Synostosis: Ipsilateral or Contralateral?’ Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2007:18(3):465-469. (Winner of Journal of Craniofacial Surgery ‘Best paper of the year’, 2007)
  7. Tate S.A., Leach CM. Are the results from the Sbisa bar affected significantly by fixating on lights high, medium and low intensities when measuring sensory fusion? British and Irish Orthoptic Journal. 2009;6: 56-59.