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A/Prof Helen Swarbrick
DipOpt MSc Auck., PhD UNSW, FAAO
Associate ProfessorRoom No: 3.004 Office: Level 3, Rupert Myers Building (North Wing) Phone: 9385 4373 Fax: 9313 6243 Email: h.swarbrick@unsw.edu.au
Teaching Responsibilities:
- OPTM1202 Clinical Optometry 1 Course Authority
- OPTM3102 Clinical Optometry 3A Course Lecturer
- OPTM3204 Clinical Optometry 3C Course Lecturer
- OPTM4313 Clinical Optometry 4C
- OPTM4313 Clinical Optometry 4C Course Tutor
- OPTM4313 Clinical Optometry 4C Course Coordinator
- OPTM7204 Advanced Contact Lens Studies 2
Research Description:
Orthokeratology (a contact lens-based technique for temporary reduction of myopia), and other corneal shape changes induced by contact lens wear.
Selected Publications:
- Swarbrick HA, Hiew R, Kee AV, Peterson S, Tahhan N (2004). Apical clearance rigid contact lenses induce corneal steepening. Optom Vis Sci (accepted for publication).
- Alharbi A, Swarbrick HA (2003). The effects of overnight orthokeratology lens wear on corneal thickness. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 44: 2518-23.
- Sridharan R, Swarbrick HA (2003). Corneal response to short-term orthokeratology lens wear. Optom Vis Sci 80: 200-6.
- Swarbrick HA, Nguyen P, Nguyen T, Pham P (2001). The ChromaGen contact lens system: colour vision test results and subjective responses. Ophthal Physiol Opt 21: 182-96.
Other Professional Activities:
Membership of professional associations:
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (1988-present)
- American Academy of Optometry (1986-present), Fellowship awarded in 1989
- International Society for Contact Lens Research (1988-present)
- International Association for Contact Lens Educators (1996-present), Assistant Secretary (1999-present)
- International College of Orthokeratology (in formation), elected inaugural President in August 2002,
- Contact Lens Society of Australia (1985-present),
- New Zealand Association of Optometrists (1975-present), retired member since 1983,
- New Zealand Society of Contact Lens Practitioners (1976-present), honorary member since 1988,
- Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society (2002-present), honorary member since 2002
- Member, Editorial Board, Eye and Contact Lens (previously CLAO Journal), editor Professor Dwight Cavanagh (Feb 04-present),
- Councillor, Contact Lens Society of Australia (NSW Chapter) (Feb 01-Feb 04) Member,
- Standards Australia committee MS-063 Contact Lenses (NSW Board of Optometrical Registration nominee) (Nov 96-present)
- Member, Faculty-Student Liaison Committee of the American Academy of Optometry (Apr 99-present).
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