Dr Margaret Woodhouse

Senior Lecturer

: woodhouse@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 29208 76522
Fax:: +44 (0)29 2087 4859

: Sylwebydd y cyfryngau

Research Interests

My main interests are visual development in children with Downs syndrome and the eye care needs of children and adults with disabilities. I am also interested in how visual impairment affects education and daily living skills.

I have already designed a test, The Cardiff Acuity Test, Cardiff Contrast Test and Cardiff Near Test, for this purpose. My colleagues and I continue our long-term study of visual and cognitive development in infants and young children with Down's Syndrome, who are at particular risk of eye defects. My other interests are the aetiology of refractive and accommodative defects, and the impact of visual impairment on a child's development and education.

Teaching Overview

On the undergraduate course, I am module leader for OP3103, Binocular Vision and Special Needs For post-graduates, I am module leader for OPT006 Paediatric Optometry and for OPT007 Eye care for people with learning disabilities.

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Oct 1971 - Sept 1974 Research Student, Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge, PhD awarded 1975. Supervisor, F.W. Campbell
Aug 1970 - Sept 1971 Pre-registration year at Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, leading to Professional Qualifying Examinations in Ophthalmic Optics and registration with General Optical Council.
Oct 1967 - June 1970 BSc First Class Hons, in Ophthalmic Optics, University of Aston in Birmingham.

Anrhydeddau a Dyfarniadau

2014 - Awarded an OBE for services to Optometry and people with disabilities
2013 - Shortlisted, Healthcare in Autism Awards (for clinic, with Andy Millington and Mike George)
2012 - Shortlisted for Lecturer of the Year, AOP Awards
2012 - Highly commended, Lifetime Achievement, Understanding Disability Awards
1995 - Owen Aves Memorial Medal, Yorkshire Optical Society 1995 (first female recipient).

Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol

Oct 1974 - present Lecturer, promoted to Senior Lecturer
October 1993 Department of Optometry, UWIST, now School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University.

Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus

Too much to mention!

Many, talks to Local Optometric meetings, to Downs syndrome support groups and training days, training for RNIB, for QTVI; s etc.

Pwyllgorau ac adolygu

Member, Innovation & Engagement Committee
Member, School Human Research Ethics Committee
Convenor of Examinations (UG), Examinations Liaison Officer (UG)
Unfair Practice Co-ordinator (UG and PG)

External Committees

2012 - present Member, Clinical Expert Panel, EyeCare Trust
2007 - present Member, Science, Research and Practice Advisory Board to Down Syndrome Educational Trust, UK
2006 - present. Advisor, Downs Syndrome Medical Interest Group
2006 - present. Advisor, Downs Syndrome Association
2006 - present Member, Experts group, See Ability

2019

Dunn, M. J.et al. 2019. An automated segmentation approach to calibrating infantile nystagmus waveforms. Behavior Research Methods 51(5), pp. 2074-2084. (10.3758/s13428-018-1178-5)
Vinuela-Navarro, V.et al. 2019. Quantitative characterization of smooth pursuit eye movements in school-age children using a child-friendly setup. Translational Vision Science & Technology 8(5), article number: 8. (10.1167/tvst.8.5.8)
Clark, R.et al. 2019. The potential and value of objective eye tracking in the ophthalmology clinic. Eye 33, pp. 1200-1202. (10.1038/s41433-019-0417-z)
Donaldson, L. A.et al. 2019. Findings from an opt-in eye examination service in English special schools. Is vision screening effective for this population?. PLoS ONE 14(3), article number: e0212733. (10.1371/journal.pone.0212733)

2018

Zahidi, A. A., Vinuela-Navarro, V. and Woodhouse, J. M. 2018. Different visual development: norms for visual acuity in children with Down's syndrome. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 101(4), pp. 535-540. (10.1111/cxo.12684)
Je, S.et al. 2018. Spatial summation across the visual field in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia. Scientific Reports 8, article number: 3858. (10.1038/s41598-018-21620-6)

2017

Binti Ahmad Zahidi, A.et al. 2017. Infantile nystagmus: an optometrist's perspective. Clinical Optometry 9, pp. 123-131. (10.2147/OPTO.S126214)
Vinuela Navarro, V.et al. 2017. Saccades and fixations in children with delayed reading skills 1. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 37(4), pp. 531-541. (10.1111/opo.12392)
Vinuela Navarro, V.et al. 2017. Effect of stimulus type and motion on smooth pursuit in adults and children. Optometry and Vision Science 94(7), pp. 760-769. (10.1097/OPX.0000000000001090)
Dunn, M.et al. 2017. The effect of gaze angle on visual acuity in infantile nystagmus. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 58(1), pp. 642-650. (10.1167/iovs.16-20370)

2015

Dunn, M.et al. 2015. Visual processing in infantile nystagmus is not slow. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 56(9), pp. 5094-5101. (10.1167/iovs.15-16977)

2014

Dunn, M.et al. 2014. Author response: grating visual acuity in infantile nystagmus in the absence of image motion. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 55(8), pp. 4955-4957. (10.1167/iovs.14-15070)
Woodhouse, J. M.et al. 2014. Ocular and visual status among children in special schools in Wales: the burden of unrecognised visual impairment.. Archives of Disease in Childhood 99(6), pp. 500-504. (10.1136/archdischild-2013-304866)
Dunn, M. J.et al. 2014. Grating visual acuity in infantile nystagmus in the absence of image motion. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 55(4), pp. 2682-2686. (10.1167/iovs.13-13455)

2013

Jones, P. H.et al. 2013. Stress and visual function in infantile nystagmus syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 54(13), pp. 7943-7951. (10.1167/iovs.13-12560)
Williams, C.et al. 2013. How to help children with neurodevelopmental and visual problems: a scoping review.. British Journal of Ophthalmology 98(1), pp. 6-12. (10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304225)

2012

Khadka, J.et al. 2012. Listening to voices of children with a visual impairment: A focus group study. British Journal of Visual Impairment 30(3), pp. 182-196. (10.1177/0264619612453105)
Jones, P. H.et al. 2012. The impact of stress on visual performance in congenital nystagmus. In: Harris, C. M., Gottlob, I. and Sanders, J. eds. The Challenge of Nystagmus. Nystagmus Network, pp. 239-260.
Binns, A.et al. 2012. How effective is low vision service provision? A systematic review. Survey of Ophthalmology 57(1), pp. 34-65. (10.1016/j.survophthal.2011.06.006)
Erichsen, J. T. and Woodhouse, J. M. 2012. Human and animal vision. In: Batchelor, B. ed. Machine Vision Handbook. Springer, pp. 89-115.

2011

Al-Bagdady, M. W., Murphy, P. J. and Woodhouse, J. M. 2011. Development and distribution of refractive error in children with Down's Syndrome. British Journal of Ophthalmology 95(8), pp. 1091-1097. (10.1136/bjo.2010.185827)

2010

Medland, C. J., Walter, H. and Woodhouse, J. M. 2010. Eye movements and poor reading: does the Developmental Eye Movement test measure cause or effect?. Ophthalmic And Physiological Optics 30(6), pp. 740-747. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00779.x)
Khadka, J.et al. 2010. Development of the 25-item Cardiff Visual Ability Questionnaire for Children (CVAQC). British Journal of Ophthalmology 94(6), pp. 730-735. (10.1136/bjo.2009.171181)

2009

Al-Bagdady, M. W.et al. 2009. Bifocals and Down's syndrome: correction or treatment?. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 29(4), pp. 416-421. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00646.x)
Ryan, B., Sinclair, A. and Woodhouse, J. M. Robertson, H. ed. 2009. Low vision: The essential guide for optometrists. Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The College of Optometrists.
Al-Bagdady, M.et al. 2009. Bifocals and Down’s syndrome: correction or treatment?. Ophthalmic And Physiological Optics 29(4), pp. 416-421. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00646.x)

2008

Khadka, J.et al. 2008. Focusing children in focus groups [Abstract]. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 28(1), pp. 99-99. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00530_11.x)

2007

Little, J.et al. 2007. The impact of optical factors on resolution acuity in children with Down Syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(9), pp. 3995-4001. (10.1167/iovs.06-1387)
Wiggins, D.et al. 2007. Infantile nystagmus adapts to visual demand. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 48(5), pp. 2089-2094. (10.1167/iovs.06-1108)
Stewart, R. E.et al. 2007. Association Between Accommodative Accuracy, Hypermetropia, and Strabismus in Children with Down???s Syndrome. Optometry and Vision Science 84(2), pp. 149-155. (10.1097/OPX.0b013e318031b686)

2005

Stewart, R. E., Woodhouse, J. M. and Trojanowska, L. D. 2005. In focus: the use of bifocal spectacles with children with Down's syndrome. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 25(6), pp. 514-522. (10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00326.x)

2004

John, F. M.et al. 2004. Spatial Vision Deficits in Infants and Children with Down Syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 45(5), pp. 1566-1572. (10.1167/iovs.03-0951)

1997

Woodhouse, J. M.et al. 1997. Refractive errors in young children with Down Syndrome. Optometry and Vision Science 74(10), pp. 844-851.

Research Topics and Related Projects

Visual development and visual deficits in children and young people with Downs syndrome
Corneal characteristics in children and adults with Downs syndrome
Measuring and diagnosing eye movement deficits in children
Nystagmus: the impact on vision and visual functioning
The eye care requirements of children with special needs

Funding

Currently in receipt of a College of Optometry research studentship award

Research Collaborators

I work in collaboration with Jon Erichsen (of this School) and Cathy Williams (of Bristol Eye Hospital) on studies of nystagmus and eye movement measurement, and with Barbara Ryan (of this School) on eye care in children with special needs.