James Wolffsohn, BSc(Hons) PgCertHE PgDipAdvClinOptom MBA PhD PFHEA FSB FAAO FCOptom FIACLE FBCLA

Personal profile

General

Following a 1st class Optometry degree from Manchester, a pre-registration year at Moorfield’s Eye Hospital, London, a PhD at Cardiff University and a clinical/research fellowship at the University of Melbourne, Australia, Professor Wolffsohn was appointed by Aston University in 2000, where he was Head of Optometry 2004-9 and Deputy Executive Dean for Life and Health Sciences 2009-16, being awarded a personal Chair in 2007. He is now associate Pro-Vice Chancellor. James has published over 215 peer reviewed academic papers and given numerous international presentations. His main research areas are the development and evaluation of ophthalmic instrumentation, contact lenses, intraocular lenses and the tear film. 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 joint-Chair of the International Myopia Institute reports.

Research Interests

Contact lenses; intraocular lenses; ophthalmic instrumentation; dry eye; ocular allergy

Teaching Activity

OPTOMETRY

Second Year Undergraduate

Contact Lenses (Module Leader)

Third Year Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma in Optometry

Elective Studies (Supervisor)

Ophthalmic Doctorate

Advanced Contact Lenses (Module Leader)

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

BEng / MEng

3rd year research elective (Module Leader)
Leadership (Module Leader)

Administrative Roles

Subject Lead - Biomedical Engineering

Senior Management Team - Life and Health Sciences

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (research integrity remit)

Contact Details

email: j.s.w.wolffsohn@aston.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0) 121 204 4140
fax: +44 (0) 121 204 4048

Education/Academic qualification

MBA

2006 → 2009

Award Date: 1 Jul 2009

PG Cert

2000 → 2001

Award Date: 1 Jul 2001

PG Dip

1997 → 1999

Award Date: 1 Dec 1999

PhD

1994 → 1997

Award Date: 1 Jul 1997

External positions

Associate Editor

2019 → …

Editorial Board Member

2019 → …

Associate Editor

2018 → …

Visiting Professor

2017 → …

Associate Editor

2016 → …

Adjunct Professor, University of Houston

2015 → …

Editorial Board Member

2008 → …

Editorial Board Member

2007 → …

Editorial Board Member

2007 → 2010

Editorial Board Member

2003 → …

Academic and Conference Chair

2001 → …

Executive member

2000 → …

Keywords

RE Ophthalmology
Optometry
Dry eye
Presbyopia
Contact lenses
Intraocular lenses
Ophthalmic instrumentation
Ophthalmic technology
Biomedical engineering

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Research Output

Agreement and repeatability of four different devices to measure non-invasive tear breakup time (NIBUT)

Bandlitz, S., Peter, B., Pflugi, T., Jaeger, K., Anwar, A., Bikhu, P., Nosch, D. S. & Wolffsohn, J. S., 3 Mar 2020, In : Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. 43, 5, p. 507-511 5 p.