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ANGLIA
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Department of Optometry Anglia Polytechnic University East Road Cambridge CB1 1PT Robert
Conway BSc(Hons) Mphil MCOptom Brief
Career path: After graduating from The City University, London 1980 and gaining
GOC registration in 1981, I spent a year in private practice. 1982-84: Lecturer in
clinical optometry in the Department of Optometry at the University of Benin,
Nigeria. On returning to the UK I completed my MPhil entitled “Optometric
Parameters within a Nigerian Population”, whilst working in private practice.
1988 – 92: Senior
Lecturer in Contact Lenses and Practice Management in the Dept of Optometry
at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Whilst there I gained the Full Certificate in Teaching Practice
awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 1992 I rejoined the family practice of Dipple & Conway in
Norwich where I am currently a co-director along with my two brothers. I joined the visiting staff of APU in 1996 and in 1999 was appointed
leader of the contact lens module of the optometry degree. In addition to clinical optometry and contact lenses my interest
areas are practice management and optometric education. Publications
Conway R.
Optometry in Nigeria,
Optom Today 1987; 27(4): 97-102 Conway R., Cho P. Contact Lens Practice in Hong Kong.
Clin & Exp Optom 1990; 73(5): 143-150. Conway R. and Kember D. Effecting Changes in the Teaching
of Practice Mangement. Optom Education 1993; 18 (4): 119-123. Conway et al.
Peer Assessment of an individual’s Conrtibution to a Group Project. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher
Education 1993; 18 (1): 45- 56. Conway R.
The Hong Kong Curriculum. Optician August 1993, 34. Cho P, Conway R, Ching K. Current Contact Lens Practice in Hong Kong.
Clin & Exp Optom 1994; 77 (1): 24-32. Conway et al.
Making Departmental Changes Through Action Research, Based on Adult
Learning Principles. Higher Education 1994; 28: 265 – 282. Conway R.
PRK Counselling in Optometric Practice. Optician, October 1994;
32 – 34. Professional Activities
Member,
The College of Optometrists, 1981- Member,
Association of Optometrists, 1981- Founder
Chairman, Asian-Pacific Group, International
Association of
Contact Lens Educators, 1990 - 1992 Member,
British Contact Lens Association, 1990 - Member,International Association of Contact Lens Educators 1990 - (Founder Chairman of the Asian-Pacific regional group of IACLE) Member
British Universities Contact Lens Educators 2000 - Examiner
and Practice Visitor for the College of Optometrists 1996 - Current
student projects/dissertations: Microbial Keratitis in Continuous wear of Silicone hydrogels Intra-ocular pressure measurements pre and post LASIK E-mail:
conways@dippleconway.co.uk Website:
www.apu.ac.uk/appsci/optometry/staff/robert.htm David
Austin
David
Austin, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Optometry & Ophthalmic
Dispensing, APU, Cambridge, teaching contact lens practice, clinics and
advanced applications of ophthalmic appliances. He has over 20 years
experience in the field of contact lens practice, and possesses postgraduate
qualifications in both ophthalmic optics and applied physics. He is a member
of the Institute of Physics, IACLE, BCLA and an ABDO contact lens examiner.
He has undertaken numerous trials to evaluate on-eye performance of
contact lens designs and materials, and is reviewing the role of hydrogels in
the management of Keratoconus and abnormal corneal topography. Other current
research applies a group of techniques including NMR, ESR, Impedance
Spectroscopy and DSC to investigate the role of the aqueous phase in
hydrogels. Based on this research, projects have been established with
industry to assess and develop materials for a range of biomedical and
industrial applications. He is also a Visiting Scientist at IFR Norwich and
has formed strong collaborative research links with the Department of
Material Science and Metallurgy at Cambridge University. |
