James Loughman
Professor
Optometry and Vision Science
Dublin Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Prof. James Loughman has a specific academic and research interest in preventive eye health interventions for the most common causes of blindness and visual impairment including age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, refractive error and glaucoma. Since October 2008, Prof. Loughman has been seconded to a senior research management role, as Director and Principal Investigator of two Africa based international development projects, the Mozambique Eyecare Project (Link) and the Human Resources for Eye Health initiative, and as Principal Investigator of a national eye health systems project (Glaucoma Care in the Community), a glaucoma clinical trial (Macular Pigment and Glaucoma Trial) and a contact lens development trial (Polysoft Comfort Trial).
Research Interest
“Clinical viability study of preattentive visual search in glaucomaâ€
Publications
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Optometric Education Vol 42, Number 2 Title: Competency-based assessment of refractive error measurement in a Mozambique optometry school
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Barriers to glaucoma case finding as perceived by optometrists in Ireland: Perceived barriers to glaucoma detection Barrett, O'Brien, Butler and Loughman
