Dr Lee McIlreavy
Lecturer
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
- Email:
- mcilreavyl@cardiff.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44(0)29 208 70134
- Location:
- Room 3.01, Maindy Road, Optometreg a Gwyddorau'r Golwg , Heol Maendy, Cathays, Caerdydd, CF24 4HQ
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- 2009-2010: Institutional Review Board for Human Studies, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 2006: Summer Research Scholarship, College of Optometrists, UK.
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- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
- Member of the College of Optometrists (MCOptom)
- Member of the Association of Optometrists
- Member of the Applied Vision Association
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- 2008-2010: Research fellow with Dr Peter Bex, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 2007-2008: Pre-registration optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus
- October 2012: Nystagmus Network Open Day, School of Optometry, Cardiff University / Nystagmus Network. . Presentation of current nystagmus research at the School of Optometry and answering questions on aspects of nystagmus including waveform, associated conditions and visual functioning.
- March 2013: Science in Health Live, School of Medicine, Cardiff University / University Hospital of Wales. Demonstration to introduce high school students to the function of eye movements and how they are recorded in the course of basic research and clinical diagnosis
- March 2013: Brain Games, Cardiff School of Psychology, Cardiff University / Wellcome Trust. Demonstration of a series of visual illusions aimed at children aged 8-11 to find out more about how their brain works.
- October 2013: Nystagmus Network Open Day, School of Optometry, Cardiff University / Nystagmus Network. Presentation of current nystagmus research at the School of Optometry and answering questions on aspects of nystagmus including waveform, associated conditions and visual functioning
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- 2016 - present: School REF Open Access Coordinator
- 2016 - present: Academic Lead for BSc Optometry Year 2
- 2015 - present: Member of the School Research Ethics Committee
- 2015 - present: Member of the Green Impact Committee
- 2015 - present: School Academic Disability Contact
External committees
- 2009 - 2010: Institutional Review Board for Human Studies, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
2019
- Clark, R.et al. 2019. The potential and value of objective eye tracking in the ophthalmology clinic. Eye (10.1038/s41433-019-0417-z)
- Dunn, M.et al. 2019. An automated segmentation approach to calibrating infantile nystagmus waveforms. Behavior Research Methods (10.3758/s13428-018-1178-5)
- McIlreavy, L., Freeman, T. and Erichsen, J. 2019. Two-dimensional analysis of smooth pursuit eye movements reveals quantitative deficits in precision and accuracy. Translational Vision Science & Technology
2017
- Erichsen, J. T.et al. 2017. Using the optocollic response to determine visual perception in the homing pigeon (Columba livia) [Abstract]. Perception 46(10), pp. 1230-1231. (10.1177/0301006617710756)
2016
- McIlreavy, L. 2016. Fixational and pursuit eye movements in infantile nystagmus: oculomotor control and perception. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2012
- McIlreavy, L., Fiser, J. and Bex, P. J. 2012. Impact of Simulated Central Scotomas on Visual Search in Natural Scenes. Optometry and Vision Science 89(9), pp. 1385-1394. (10.1097/OPX.0b013e318267a914)
2008
- Beirne, R. O., McIlreavy, L. and Zlatkova, M. B. 2008. The effect of age-related lens yellowing on Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue error score. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 28(5), pp. 448-456. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00593.x)
OP2201 - BSc Optometry Year 2 - Clinical Studies and Dispensing
OP2204 - BSc Optometry Year 2 - Binocular Vision and Optometric Neurophysiology
I conduct basic research, using eye tracking and computer-based tasks, to investigate visual function and motion perception resulting from normal and abnormal development of the human visual system.
All visual input must be processed by the retinas before transmission to the visual cortex of the brain. However, eye movements are constantly directing the retinas to different objects in the environment. Yet, despite this incessant motion of the retinas, the environment is usually perceived as stationary.
A number of neuro-ophthamic conditions can produce continuous, pathological oscillations of the eyes (a sign called nystagmus) that may or may not result in an illusory motion of the environment (a symptom called oscillopsia).
The objective of my current research is to relate eye movements to measures of visual function and motion perception, in those with and without nystagmus, in an effort to better understand the perception of stationarity, oscillopsia and the consequences of inappropriate motion of the eyes
Research Group
Research Unit for Nystagmus (OPTOM)
Perception & Action (PSYCH)
Current Postgraduate Students (with anticipated completion year)
2019 Asma Ahida Binti Ahmad Zahidi
Characteristics and impact of nystagmus on children with and without Down’s syndrome
2019 Onyx Korn
Visual perception in the presence of involuntary eye movements
Funding
- College of Optometrists Research Fellowship (2016 - 2018)
- Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP) (2016, 2017)
- Fight for Sight / Nystagmus Network joint small grant award (2013-2014)
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Mrs Asma Binti Ahmad Zahidi
Research student
