Profiles
Professor Phillip Buckhurst
Professor of Optometry
School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
- Optometry
- Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmic instrumentation
- Intraocular lens
- Cataract surgery
- Optician training
- Applied optics
- Eyecare
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Biography
Biography
Qualifications
Prof Phillip Buckhurst graduated from Aston University in 2003 with a degree in Optometry. Following this he practiced in the Northwest region before returning to Aston University in 2007 to complete a PhD in advanced intraocular lens designs. After completing his PhD he was appointed as Lecturer in Optometry at Plymouth University where he was a member of a team of academics tasked with developing the new undergraduate Optometry program. In 2016 he was appointed as Associate Head of School for research within the school of Health Professions, chair of the undergraduate ethics committee and co-ordinator of unit of Assessment 3 return for the 2021 Research excellence Framework. In 2019 he was appointed as an interim Associate Dean for research for the faculty of health.
Professional membership
General Optical Council (GOC)
College of Optometrists (MCOptom)
Association of Optometrists (AOP)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Roles on external bodies
Vice President of the British society of Refractive Surgery
Committee member for the British Standards Institute -- intraocular lenses.
Key publications
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
| Module leadership |
- First year Geometric and Physical Optics (10 credits) 2011 to 2017
- Development and delivery of 18 of the 22 lectures
- Development and delivery for all 10 two-hour practical sessions
- Assessment of students through an end of module assessment
First year Visual Optics and Opthalmic lenses (20 credits) 2011 to 2017
- Development and delivery of 12 of the 22 lectures
- Development and delivery for all 22 practical sessions
- Assessment of students through an end of module assessment
Second year Binocular Vision and Neurophysiology (20 credits) 2012 to present
- Development and delivery of all 22 lectures
- Development and delivery for all 10 two-hour practical sessions
- Assessment of students through an end of module assessment
Final year Project Studies 2 (20 credits) 2013 to 2016
- Development and delivery of all 6 lectures
- Supervision of 7 projects
- Assessment of students through an end of module assessment
| Module Teacher |
First year evidence based Practice (10 credits) 2011 to 2013
- Development and delivery of 8 seminar sessions
- Assessment of students through an end of module assessment
Second year Specialist clinical skills (20 credits) 2011 to present
- Development and delivery of 3 lecture sessions
- Development and delivery of 3 two-hour practical sessions
- OSCE examiner
Second year Project Studies 1 (10 credits) 2012 to present
- Supervision of 6 to 7 projects
- Second marker for module
Final year Primary Care (20 credits) 2013 to present
- Clinical supervisor in Primary care – 12 two-hour clinics
- OSCE examiner
First year Clinical skills (20 credits) 2011 to Present
- OSCE examiner
Second year Clinical skills (20 credits) 2012 to Present
- OSCE examiner
Second year Optical Dispensing (20 credits) 2012 to Present
- VIVA examiner
- Personal tutor
Research
Research
Research interests
Intraocular lens assessment
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
| Students | Role as supervisor | Completed |
| Catriona Hamer | Director of studies | 2015 |
| Nicola Szostek | Director of studies | 2017 |
| Daneila Oehring | Co-supervisor | 2017 |
| Muhammad Afzam Shah | Co-supervisor | 2018 |
| Students | Role as supervisor | Mode of attendance | Start date |
| Sherrie Choy | Director of studies | Full time | September 2021 |
Grants & contracts
| Investigators | Title of project | Start date | Sponsor | Funding amount |
| Dr P Buckhurst | Anterior eye imaging: Assessment of the Trualign Toric | October 2011 | Bausch and Lomb | £187,911 |
| Dr P Buckhurst | Anterior eye imaging: Assessment of an aspheric toric IOL | October 2013 | Bausch and Lomb | £100,000 |
| Dr P Buckhurst | The relationship between ciliary muscle morphology and lenticular decentration | October 2013 | College of Optometrists | £27,000 |
| Dr G Shum Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | Utilization of Inertial measurement units to determine the dynamic balance when the vision is being altered during outdoor functional activities | February 2014 | Plymouth University | £1477 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | Anterior eye imaging: Assessment of a microincision IOL and aspheric toric IOL | October 2014 | Bausch and Lomb | £93,600 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | A randomised intra-patient comparison of closed loop and plate haptic toric, aspheric, aberration neutral, hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses in patients with bilateral astigmatism | February 2015 | Rayner | £9,450 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst Dr P Hewson Dr M Craven
| Clinical Assessment of the WIOL-CF | May 2015 | Medicem | £14,000 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst Dr P Hewson | Assessment of the Harmoni Modular IOL | August 2015 | Clarvista Medical | £96,312 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | Anterior eye imaging: Assessment of an aspheric toric IOL | October 2015 | Bausch and Lomb | £98,600 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst Dr P Hewson Dr M Craven | Clincal assessment of a modular aspheric IOL | September 2015 | Clarvista Medical | £96,312 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | Evaluation of a micro-incision IOL | November 2017 | Bausch and Lomb | £15,000 |
| Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst | Randomised clinical investigatorion on the Bi-flex M intraocular lens | November 2017 | Medicontur | £20,000 |
| Dr C Hamer Dr P Buckhurst Dr H Buckhurst Dr G Shum | Comparison of pseudophakic vision and lifestyle changes using different intraocular lens designs | June 2019 | Zeiss | £131,680 |
| Dr P Buckhurst | Evaluation of Ocular Surface Disease Symptoms and Patient Satisfaction with Thealoz® Duo after 84 Days of Daily Treatment | June 2019 | Thea | £4,780 |
| Dr P Buckhurst | A prospective multicenter, post market observation study to evaluate rotational stability and visual actuity of the envista one-piece hydrophobe acrylic toric IOL MX60ET following cataract surgery | November 2019 | Bausch and Lomb | £32,000 |
| Dr P Buckhurst H Buckhurst McNeile C | Randomised clinical trial of the enVista trifocal intraocular lens | Feb 2020
| Promedica | £46,650 |
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| Total | £928,122 |
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsPersonal
Personal
Other academic activities
Journal manuscript reviewer:
6. Clinical Ophthalmology