Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor
James S Wolffsohn, a Professor of Optometry at Aston University since 2000, formerly Deputy Executive Dean for Life Sciences and then associate Pro-Vice Chancellor, is the Head of the School of Optometry. Prior to his appointment to Aston University, Professor Wolffsohn was a Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia. His main research areas are the development and evaluation of ophthalmic instrumentation, contact lenses, intraocular lenses, and the tear film. He is a National Teaching Fellow, has published more than 280 full peer-reviewed papers and presented at numerous international conferences. He is the academic Chair of the British Contact Lens Association, having been a past president, was a harmoniser and sub-committee chair for TFOS DEWS II and was chair of the BCLA Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Reports (CLEAR). He is the International Myopia Institute’s Chief Scientific Officer and was joint-Chair of their white papers.
Contact lenses; intraocular lenses; ophthalmic instrumentation; dry eye; ocular allergy
OPTOMETRY
Second Year Undergraduate
Contact Lenses
Third Year Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma in Optometry
Elective Studies (Supervisor)
Ophthalmic Doctorate
Advanced Contact Lenses (Module Leader)
AUDIOLOGY
Head of the School of Optometry
Head of Audiology
Senior Management Team - Health and Life Sciences
email: [email protected]
tel: +44 (0) 121 204 4140
fax: +44 (0) 121 204 4048
MBA, Masters of Business Administration – with distinction
2006 → 2009
Award Date: 1 Jul 2009
PG Cert, Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning – Higher Education
2000 → 2001
Award Date: 1 Jul 2001
PG Dip, Advanced Clinical Optometry, The University of Melbourne; Parkville Victoria Australia
1997 → 1999
Award Date: 1 Dec 1999
PhD, Ocular Accommodative Response to Virtual Imagery, Cardiff University
Oct 1994 → Jun 1997
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
BSc, Ophthalmic Optics, UMIST, Manchester, UK
Oct 1990 → Jun 1993
Award Date: 1 Jul 1993
Associate Editor, Optometry and Vision Science
2019 → …
Editorial Board Member, Russian Ophthalmological Journal
2019 → …
Associate Editor, Plos One
2018 → 2021
Visiting Professor, University of Sichuan, Medical School, Chendu, China
2017 → …
Associate Editor, BMJ Open Ophthalmology
2016 → …
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston
2015 → …
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Optometry
2008 → …
Editorial Board Member, Clinical and Experimental Optometry
2007 → …
Editorial Board Member, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
2007 → 2010
Editorial Board Member, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
2003 → …
Academic and Conference Chair, British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
2001 → …
Member, British & Irish University & College Contact Lens Educators (BUCCLE)
2000 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter, comment/opinion or interview › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sivardeen, A. (Creator), Laughton, D. (Creator) & Wolffsohn, J. S. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, Feb 2016
DOI: 10.17036/af8731bc-fc3a-42f3-bd78-65bb1cd35eba, https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/Abstract/2016/02000/Randomized_Crossover_Trial_of_Silicone_Hydrogel.6.aspx
Dataset
Wolffsohn, J. S. (Creator), Calossi, A. (Creator), Cho, P. (Creator), Gifford, K. (Creator), Jones, L. W. J. (Creator), Li, M. (Creator), Lipener, C. (Creator), Logan, N. S. (Creator), Malet, F. (Creator), Matos, S. (Creator), González-Méijome, J. M. (Creator), Nichols, J. J. (Creator), Orr, J. B. (Creator), Santodomingo-Rubido, J. (Creator), Schaefer, T. (Creator), Thite, N. (Creator), van der Worp, E. (Creator) & Zvirgzdina, M. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 16 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.17036/3c46045c-09a5-4d4c-b372-fc228dce80fa, https://www.contactlensjournal.com/article/S1367-0484(16)30014-5/fulltext
Dataset
Wolffsohn, J. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Wolffsohn, J. (Visiting lecturer)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Wolffsohn, J. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Wolffsohn, J. (Editorial board member)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
29/06/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
25/05/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
11/09/08
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
10/09/08
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research