• Module leader – Contact Lenses (OP2CL1); Second-year undergraduate 
• Module leader - Human Biology and Pathology (OP1MBP); First-year undergraduate
• Supervisor – Elective Studies; Third-year undergraduate 
• Teaching faculty – Contact Lenses (OP2CL1) and Clinical practice 2(OP2CP2); Second-year undergraduate  
• Doctor of Optometry (DOptom) supervisor
• Master of Science in Optometry (MSc. Optometry) supervisor

• Contact lens and dry eye: Anterior ocular surface and tear film, tear lipid layer, effect of preservatives and surfactants on ocular comfort
• Contact lens-related adverse events: Particularly infiltrative events, development of novel antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial peptides, mechanism and activity of antimicrobial peptides, aetiology of development of keratitis

External examiner - Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) Contact Lens practical exams

External Examiner - PhD candidates - University of Wolverhampton 

Guest Editor - Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 

Guest Editor - Antibiotic journal - MDPI

Current PhD candidates: 

- Impact and association of tear pro-inflammatory biomarkers on the development of Dry Eye Disease - Primary Supervisor

- Evidence-based dry eye practice - Primary Supervisor

Completed: 

- Safety and efficacy of antimicrobial contact lenses during extended wear - Co-Supervisor at the University of New South Wales, Australia

- Mechanism of action of surface-bound antimicrobial contact lenses - Co-Supervisor at the University of New South Wales, Australia

Available for supervision for suitable applicants:

Potential areas:

1. Patient compliance with dry eye treatment and management
2. Clinic-based assessment of tear electrolytes
3. Assessment of the ocular surface using an objective digital grading system
4. Development of novel antimicrobial contact lenses and antimicrobial therapy 

• March 2019 – current: Lecturer, Optometry School Life and Health Sciences, Aston University
• Jan 2019 – Senior Research Fellow, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney
• 2014-2018 – Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney
• 2010 – 2014 – Casual Research Assistant, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney

• Council member of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
• Member of British Standards Institution (BSI) - committee CH/172/9 'Contact lenses and contact lens care products'
• Member of International Association for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR)
• Member of British & Irish University and College Contact Lens Educators (BUCCLE) 
• Member of College of Optometrists (MCOptom)
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK (FHEA)
  
• Ezell Club, American Optometric Foundation (AOF)
• Fellow of American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)
• Fellow of British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA)
• Educator member of International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE)
• Member of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Tel: +44 (0) 121 204 4418

Email: d.dutta@aston.ac.uk

Room: VS131