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Saunders, Kathryn Dr

Senior Lecturer in Vision Science

Academic and Professional Qualifications
- 2002: Membership of Institute for Teaching and Learning
- 1993: PhD, University of Wales
- 1989: Member of the College of Optometrists
- 1989: Pre-registration Optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
- 1988: BSc (First Class Hons) Ophthalmic Optics, University of Wales

Career History
- 2003 - present: Honorary Senior Optometrist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
- 2001 - present: Senior Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster
- 1998 - present: Associate Lecturer, University of Ulster
- 1995 - 1998: Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
- 1995 - 1998: Honorary Research Optometrist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
- 1994 - 1995: P/T Clinical Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
- 1993 - 1995: Post-doctoral Research Optometrist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
- 1990 - 1993: Post-graduate, Cardiff University
- 1989 - 1990: Volunteer Optometrist, ’Foundation for International Self Help’ medical clinic, Jamaica, West Indies.

Teaching & Learning Activities

Optometry including Diagnostic Techniques, Infant Vision, Binocular Vision and Ageing, Visual Development, Paediatric clinics

Research Interests and publications

Saunders, Kathryn Dr - Contact details

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Dr Kathryn Saunders
Reader in Vision Science
Biomedical Sciences Research Institute

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Room G151
School of Biomedical Sciences
University of Ulster
Coleraine campus
Cromore Road
Coleraine
Co. Londonderry
BT52 1SA

phone: +44 28 70124433
Email: kj.saunders@ulster.ac.uk

Saunders, Kathryn Dr - Publications

Number of items: 49.

Saunders, Kathryn and O'Donoghue, Lisa (2012) Comparison of Refraction and Ocular Biometry in European Caucasian Children Living in Northern Ireland and Sydney, Australia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, E pub.

O'Donoghue, Lisa, McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2012) Visual acuity measures do not reliably detect childhood refractive error - an epidemiological study.. Plos One, 7 (3).

McClelland, Julie, O'Donoghue, Lisa, McIntyre, Marta and Saunders, Kathryn (2012) Cup-to-disc and arteriole-to-venule ratios in children aged 6-7 and 12-13 years. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 32.

O'Donoghue, Lisa, McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2011) Refractive and corneal astigmatism in white school children in Northern Ireland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 53. pp. 4048-4053.

Healey, Natasha, Saunders, Kathryn J, McClelland, Julie and Jackson, Jonathan (2011) Refractive error and emmetropisation in albinism and congenital nystagmus . In: Associaiton for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins .

O'Donoghue, Lisa, McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2011) The use of visual acuity to screen for significant refractive error in white school children in the United Kingdom. In: ARVO 2011. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

McCullough , Sara J, Little, Julie-Anne and Saunders, Kathryn J (2011) Anomalous Wavefront Aberrations Reduce Optical Quality In Down Syndrome . In: Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, United States of America. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . Vol 52 (2810-D659)

Wolsley, Clive, Saunders, Kathryn, Silvestri, Guiliani and Anderson, Roger (2010) Comparing mfERGs with Estimates of Cone Density from in vivo Imaging of the Photoreceptor Mosaic using a Modified Heidelberg Retina Tomograph.. Vision Research, 50 (15). pp. 1462-1468.

O'Donoghue, Lisa, Saunders, Kathryn and McClelland, Julie (2010) Sampling and measurement methods for a study of childhood refractive error in a UK population. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 94 (9). pp. 1150-1154.

O'Donoghue, Lisa, McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2010) Refractive error and visual impairment in school children in Northern Ireland. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 94 (9). pp. 1155-1159.

Saunders, Kathryn J, Little, Julie-Anne, McClelland, Julie F and Jackson, A Jonathan (2010) Profile of Refractive Errors in Cerebral Palsy (CP): impact of severity of motor impairment (GMFCS) and CP subtype on refractive outcome . Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 51 (6). pp. 2885-2890.

King, L, O'Donoghue, Lisa, Saunders, Kathryn, McClelland, Julie, Moore, Adrian, Rubnicka, AR, Owen, CG and Gallagher, Alison (2010) Prevalence and potential determinants of obesity in Northern Irish school children, using geographical information systems (GIS).. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 68 (OCE3). pp. E106.

Little, Julie-Anne, McClelland, Julie F , Saunders, Kathryn J and Jackson , A Jonathan (2009) The Relationship Between Axial Length, Refractive Error and Corneal Curvature in Children and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy . In: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, United States of America. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . Vol 50 (3965-A76)

Little, Julie-Anne, Woodhouse, J Margaret and Saunders, Kathryn (2009) Corneal power and astigmatism in Down syndrome.. Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 86 (6). pp. 748-54.

Saunders, Kathryn, O'Donoghue, Lisa and McClelland, Julie (2009) Uncorrected Childhood Refractive Error in the United Kingdom. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 1 pp

O'Donoghue, Lisa, Saunders, Kathryn and McClelland, Julie (2009) Prevalence of Childhood Refractive Error in the United Kingdom. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 1 pp

O'Donoghue, Lisa, Saunders, Kathryn and McClelland, Julie (2009) The Northern Ireland Eye Study: prevalence of refractive error. In: College of Optometrists Research Symposium, Brighton. .

O'Donoghue, Lisa, Saunders, Kathryn and McClelland, Julie (2009) Prevalence of refractive error in Northern Irish children. In: Child Vision Research Society Meeting, Cardiff. .

Wolsley, C J, Silvestri, G, O'Neill, J, Saunders, Kathryn and Anderson, Roger (2009) The association between multifocal electroretinograms and OCT retinal thickness in retinitis pigmentosa patients with good visual acuity.. Eye (London, England), 23 (7). pp. 1524-31.

Saunders, Kathryn J (2009) Optometric Assessment and Management of Patients with Developmental Disability. In: Optometry: Science, Techniques and Clinical Management. (Eds: Rosenfield, Mark, Logan, Nicola and Edwards, Keith), Butterworth Heinemann Elsevier, pp. 513-530. ISBN 978 0 7506 8778 2

Little, Julie-Anne, Woodhouse, J Margaret, Lauritzen, Jan S and Saunders, Kathryn (2009) Vernier acuity in Down syndrome.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 50 (2). pp. 567-72.

Wolsley, Clive J, Saunders, Kathryn, Silvestri, Giuliana and Anderson, Roger (2008) Investigation of changes in the myopic retina using multifocal electroretinograms, optical coherence tomography and peripheral resolution acuity.. Vision research, 48 (14). pp. 1554-61.

Saunders, Kathryn, McClelland, Julie, Richardson, Patrick and Stevenson, Mike (2008) Clinical judgement of near pupil responses provides a useful indicator of focusing ability in children with cerebral palsy.. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 50 (1). pp. 33-7.

McCulloch, D L, Mackie, R T, Dutton, G N, Bradnam, M S, Day, R E, McDaid, G J, Phillips, S, Napier, A, Herbert, A M, Saunders, Kathryn and Shepherd, A J (2007) A visual skills inventory for children with neurological impairments.. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 49 (10). pp. 757-63.

McClelland, Julie, Saunders, Kathryn, Hill, Nan, Magee, Anne, Shannon, Myrtle and Jackson, A Jonathan (2007) The changing visual profile of children attending a regional specialist school for the visually impaired in Northern Ireland.. Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 27 (6). pp. 556-60.

Little, Julie-Anne, Woodhouse, J Margaret, Lauritzen, Jan S and Saunders, Kathryn (2007) The impact of optical factors on resolution acuity in children with Down syndrome.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 48 (9). pp. 3995-4001.

McClelland, Julie, Parkes, Jackie, Hill, Nan, Jackson, A Jonathan and Saunders, Kathryn (2006) Accommodative dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: a population-based study.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 47 (5). pp. 1824-30.

Little, Julie-Anne, Lauritzen, Jan and Saunders, Kathryn J (2005) A Novel Computer-Based Method for Measuring Vernier Acuity at Short Test Distances. In: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, United States of America. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . Vol 46 (5647-B850)

McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2004) Accommodative lag using dynamic retinoscopy: age norms for school-age children.. Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 81 (12). pp. 929-33.

McClelland, Julie and Saunders, Kathryn (2003) The repeatability and validity of dynamic retinoscopy in assessing the accommodative response.. Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 23 (3). pp. 243-50.

Saunders, Kathryn, McCulloch, D L, Shepherd, A J and Wilkinson, A G (2002) Emmetropisation following preterm birth.. The British journal of ophthalmology, 86 (9). pp. 1035-40.

Cregg, M, Woodhouse, J M, Pakeman, V H, Saunders, Kathryn, Gunter, H L, Parker, M, Fraser, W I and Sastry, P (2001) Accommodation and refractive error in children with Down syndrome: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 42 (1). pp. 55-63.

Woodhouse, J M, Cregg, M, Gunter, H L, Sanders, D P, Saunders, Kathryn, Pakeman, V H, Parker, M, Fraser, W I and Sastry, P (2000) The effect of age, size of target, and cognitive factors on accommodative responses of children with Down syndrome.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 41 (9). pp. 2479-85.

Shepherd, A, Saunders, Kathryn and McCulloch, D (1999) Effect of sleep state on the flash visual evoked potential. A case study.. Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 98 (3). pp. 247-56.

Jackson, A J and Saunders, Kathryn (1999) The optometric assessment of the visually impaired infant and young child.. Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 19 Suppl 2. pp. S49-62.

Shepherd, A J, Saunders, Kathryn, McCulloch, D L and Dutton, G N (1999) Prognostic value of flash visual evoked potentials in preterm infants.. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 41 (1). pp. 9-15.

Mackie, R T, McCulloch, D L, Saunders, Kathryn, Day, R E, Phillips, S and Dutton, G N (1998) Relation between neurological status, refractive error, and visual acuity in children: a clinical study.. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 40 (1). pp. 31-7.

Woodhouse, J M, Pakeman, V H, Cregg, M, Saunders, Kathryn, Parker, M, Fraser, W I, Sastry, P and Lobo, S (1997) Refractive errors in young children with Down syndrome.. Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 74 (10). pp. 844-51.

Saunders, Kathryn, Brown, G and McCulloch, D L (1997) Pattern-onset visual evoked potentials: more useful than reversal for patients with nystagmus.. Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 94 (3). pp. 265-74.

Saunders, Kathryn, Woodhouse, J M and Westall, C A (1996) The modified frisby stereotest.. Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, 33 (6). pp. 323-7.

Woodhouse, J M, Pakeman, V H, Saunders, Kathryn, Parker, M, Fraser, W I, Lobo, S and Sastry, P (1996) Visual acuity and accommodation in infants and young children with Down's syndrome.. Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 40 ( Pt 1). pp. 49-55.

Dutton, G, Ballantyne, J, Boyd, G, Bradnam, M, Day, R, McCulloch, D, Mackie, R, Phillips, S and Saunders, Kathryn (1996) Cortical visual dysfunction in children: a clinical study.. Eye (London, England), 10 ( Pt 3). pp. 302-9.

Mackie, R T, Saunders, Kathryn, Day, R E, Dutton, G N and McCulloch, D L (1996) Visual acuity assessment of children with neurological impairment using grating and vanishing optotype acuity cards.. Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 74 (5). pp. 483-7.

Mackie, R T, McCulloch, D L, Saunders, Kathryn, Ballantyne, J, Day, R E, Bradnam, M S and Dutton, G N (1995) Comparison of visual assessment tests in multiply handicapped children.. Eye (London, England), 9 ( Pt 1). pp. 136-41.

Saunders, Kathryn, Woodhouse, J M and Westall, C A (1995) Emmetropisation in human infancy: rate of change is related to initial refractive error.. Vision research, 35 (9). pp. 1325-8.

Saunders, Kathryn, McCulloch, D L and Kerr, A M (1995) Visual function in Rett syndrome.. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 37 (6). pp. 496-504.

Woodhouse, J M, Meades, J S, Leat, S J and Saunders, Kathryn (1993) Reduced accommodation in children with Down syndrome.. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 34 (7). pp. 2382-7.

Westall, C A, Woodhouse, J M, Saunders, Kathryn, Evans, J and Hughes, B (1992) Problems measuring contrast sensitivity in children.. Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 12 (2). pp. 244-8.

Saunders, Kathryn and Westall, C A (1992) Comparison between near retinoscopy and cycloplegic retinoscopy in the refraction of infants and children.. Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 69 (8). pp. 615-22.

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