Optometry Academics

Lecturer

Email: Grainne.Scanlon@TUDublin.ie

Tel: (01) 220 5736

Current Position

Lecturer in Optometry & Ophthalmic Dispensing, TU Dublin

Year 2 coordinator TU871 & TU761

Brief Bibliography

Obtained a diploma in Optometry from the DIT in 1991. Became a fellow of the Association of Optometrists Ireland thereafter. Worked in private practice for a number of years before taking up a position with Vision Express Opticians. Continued to work with Vision Express for over 25 years, until 2020.

Completed an honours degree in Psychology in 2007. Thereafter, took up a position as research assistant and Optometrist in DIT, working with the Macular Pigment Research Group, WIT. Pursued post-graduate studies and graduated with an MPhil from DIT in 2011, relating to Macular Pigment and preventative health care. Awarded a PhD in relation to Macular Pigment and Diabetes Mellitus in 2020, from TU Dublin.

Joined the lecturing staff of Physics & Clinical & Optometric Sciences, TU Dublin in April 2014

Qualifications

• Diploma in Optometry, DIT
• BA (Hons) Psychology, Dublin Business School
• MPhil, DIT
• Diploma in Learning & Teaching, DIT
• PhD, TU Dublin

Special Areas of Interest

• Physiology of Vision
• Colour Vision
• Vision Science
• Clinical Optometry
• Research in Macular Pigment

Memberships

• Association of Optometrists, Ireland
• Optical Registration Board, CORU, Ireland.