Dr Gail Maconachie
School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery
University Lecturer
+44 114 225 9034
Full contact details
School of Allied Health, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery
E100f
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS
- Profile
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I graduated from the 爆料TV as an undergraduate with a BMedSci (Orthoptics) in 2009. Following my degree, I took up a post as a research orthoptist at the University of Leicester with an honorary clinical orthoptic contract with the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Alongside this role I under-took a part-time PhD with Professor Irene Gottlob and Dr Frank Proudlock looking at adherence in amblyopia treatment and the development of strabismus. I completed my PhD in 2015 and continued to work as a research orthoptist working within the department with a focus on amblyopia clinical trials and genetics in nystagmus.
In October 2018, I gained a lecturer post at the 爆料TV. In 2020 I became module lead for our second year undergraduate orthoptic modules and module lead for eye to vision on our distance learning MMedSci Course. I also continue to collaborate with the University of Leicester as an honorary research fellow.
- Research interests
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My two main research interest areas are ocular genetics and amblyopia treatment.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Eye, 1-8.
- . Transl Vis Sci Technol, 15(2), 25.
- . Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 66(12), 22.
- . Scientific Reports, 15.
- . International Journal for Advancing Practice, 3(2), 71-77.
- . Diagnostics, 15(6).
- . Annals of Neurology, 96(5), 914-931.
- . The Lancet, 403(10438), 1766-1778.
- . American Journal of Ophthalmology, 245, 202-211.
- . Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 43(4), e313-e315.
- . Ophthalmology, 129(6), 708-718.
- . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(5).
- . European Journal of Human Genetics, 29(10), 1584-1588.
- . Survey of Ophthalmology, 66(2), 362-377.
- . Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 41(3), e293-e296.
- . Human Molecular Genetics, 29(18), 2989-3002.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 61(10), 22-22.
- . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 16(1), 19-24.
- . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 104(4), 547-550.
- . Brain, 142(6), 1528-1534.
- . Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 257(6), 1061-1078.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 59(10), 4054-4054.
- . American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53(2), 232-240.
- . European Journal of Human Genetics, 25(6), 725-734.
- . JAMA Ophthalmology, 134(12), 1347-1347.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 57(10), 4420-4420.
- . Ophthalmology, 123(10), 2147-2157.
- . Ophthalmology, 123(9), 2023-2027.
- . The American Journal of Human Genetics, 98(6), 1220-1227.
- . Biomedical Journal, 38(6), 510-516.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 56(8), 4537-4537.
- . The Lancet, 385, S14-S14.
- . Neurology, 82(10_supplement).
- . Human Molecular Genetics, 23(15), 4086-4093.
- . Ophthalmology, 120(12), 2714-2724.
- . Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 333, e134-e135.
- . JAMA Ophthalmology, 131(9), 1179-1179.
- . Ophthalmology, 120(10), 2082-2090.
- . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 52(11), 8156-8156.
- The effect of Fresnel prisms on dynamic visual acuity.. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 7, 49-53.
- FRMD7-Related Infantile Nystagmus.
- . Scientific Reports, 11(1).
Conference proceedings
- . Early Career Researcher 鈥 Paper Presentation (pp A2.3-A3)
- . Early Career Researcher 鈥 Poster Presentation (pp A6.1-A6)
- LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND OPHTHALMIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION OF FOVEAL HYPOPLASIA. EYE, Vol. 39 (pp 298-298)
- PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM VISUAL OUTCOMES IN INFANTILE NYSTAGMUS USING HANDHELD OCT: A 12-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY. EYE, Vol. 39 (pp 301-301)
- Prediction of long-term visual outcomes in infantile nystagmus using handheld OCT: a 12-year longitudinal study. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 66(8)
- Phenotypic Spectrum of Congenital Stationary Night Blindness: Associations with Foveal Hypoplasia, Nystagmus, and Myopia-A Multicentre Study. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 66(8)
- Genome-wide Association Study of Foveal Hypoplasia. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 65(7)
- Exploring Variable Penetrance in Females with X-Linked Retinal Disorders. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 65(7)
- International Multi -Centre Validation of Unsupervised Domain Adaptation for Precise Discrimination between Normal and Abnormal Retinal Development. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 65(7)
- Phenotypic Characteristics as a Diagnostic Tool for Albinism: Sensitivity and Specificity Analysis. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 63(7)
- Truncating PAX6 mutations result in severe arrested retinal development with loss of cone photoreceptor specialisation: A multi-centre study. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 63(7)
- A machine learning solution to predict foveal development and visual prognosis in retinal developmental disorders. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 62(8)
- Genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of foveal hypoplasia. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 62(8)
- Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Classify Retinal Developmental Disorders. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 61(7)
- Whole Genome Sequencing in Infantile Nystagmus. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 61(7)
- Optic Nerve Head Abnormalities Associated with Congenital Fibrosis of Extraocular Muscles. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 59(9)
- Comparison of retinal development in idiopathic infantile nystagmus and nystagmus associated with albinism, PAX6 mutations and achromatopsia.. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 58(8)
- Disrupting Abducens Nerve Development Causes Duane Retraction Syndrome. ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, Vol. 80 (pp S43-S43)
- Retinal Development in Albinism: Evidence for Residual Plasticity in Early Childhood?. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 57(12)
- Genetic screening using next generation sequencing in an atypical presentation of episodic ataxia with dominant inheritance.. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 57(12)
- A novel diagnostic next generation sequencing panel for infantile nystagmus. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 57(12)
- Retinal Development in Achromatopsia: A Prospective Study of Infants and Young Children using Optical Coherence Tomography. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 56(7)
- Characteristics of Normal Optic Nerve Development Using Hand-Held Ultra-High Resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Children and Young Adults.. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55(13)
- The developing optic nerve head in infantile idiopathic nystagmus and nystagmus associated to albinism. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55(13)
- Exploring retinal development of strabismic infants using handheld optical coherence tomography. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55(13)
- Characteristics of Normal Foveal Development in Infants and Young Children as Imaged Using Hand-Held Optical Coherence Tomography. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55(13)
- Genotype-retinal phenotype correlations in infantile nystagmus. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 54(15)
- Characteristics of Optic Nerve Development Using Hand-Held Ultra-High Resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Premature and Full-term Neonates. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 54(15)
- Characteristics of Infantile Nystagmus using Hand-Held Ultra-High Resolution Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Infants and Small Children. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 54(15)
Preprints
- , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- Grants
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- 鈥淚mproving the genetic diagnosis in infantile nystagmus鈥 - Fight for Sight 2017 鈥 co applicant
- 鈥淐an feedback increase adherence to patching and spectacle wear in amblyopia鈥 - National Eye Research Centre 2013 鈥 co-applicant
- Teaching interests
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Module Lead:
- ORT210 clinical orthoptics
- ORT212 Strabismus and Ocular Motility
- ORT6003 Eye to Vision
- Teaching activities
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Undergraduate Admission Tutor
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society
- Registered with the Health Profession Council
- Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester
- Co-Lead for the British & Irish Orthoptic Society Early Career Research Orthoptists network