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Rebekka Heitmar

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7657-1788

    • United Kingdom

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    20082020

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    Employment

    • 1995-1998: Dispensing Optician and Business for SME - dual apprenticeship (Handwerkskammer Ulm, and IHK Stuttgart, Germany)
    • 1998-1999: General Optometric Practice, Germany
    • 1999-2003: MA Opthalmic Optics (Dipl.Ing.(FH) Augenoptik, Aalen University, Germany)
    • 2003-2005: RA (Dept Opthalmic Optics, Aalen University, Germany)
    • 2005-2008: PhD, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
    • 2008- date: Lecturer, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

    Research Interests

    • Ocular haemodynamics
    • Systemic vascular disease and its impact upon the ocular circulation and visual function
    • Nutrition/ Nutritional intervenitions and its impact on systemic and ocular pathogenesis
    • Optical Imaging systems

    Teaching Activity

    First year (BSc/ MOptom)

    • Basic Investigative Techniques (practical sessions)

    Second year (BSc/ MOptom)

    • Further Investigative Techniques (practical sessions)

    Third year  (BSc/ MOptom)

    • Elective studies

    Fouth year (MOptom)

    • Retinal and Macula Disorders (module lead)

    Flexible Framework

    • Glaucoma (module lead)

    Contact Details

    Email: R.Heitmar1@aston.ac.uk
    Phone: +44 (0) 121 204 3853

    Education/Academic qualification

    University of Ulster

    1 Jan 2015 → 1 Jul 2015

    Award Date: 18 Nov 2015

    PG Cert

    31 Jan 2001 → 16 Apr 2012

    Award Date: 16 Apr 2012

    PhD

    1 Oct 2005 → 30 Nov 2008

    MA

    15 Mar 1999 → 3 May 2003

    External positions

    External Examiner, Portsmouth University

    1 Sep 2016 → 30 Sep 2020

    External Advisor (Masters in Optometry), Aarhus Universitet

    1 Aug 2015 → 30 Aug 2018

    Keywords

    • RE Ophthalmology
    • vessel density
    • vessel calibre
    • vessel reactivity
    • vessel oximetry
    • blood flow
    • blood velocity
    • oxidative stress
    • oxygen saturation
    • retinopathy
    • diabetes
    • AMD
    • sleep apnoea
    • cardiovascular
    • cerebrovascular
    • imaging
    • nutrition
    • saffron
    • myopia

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    Research Output

    Comparison between two fast threshold strategies: SPARK and SITA in normal subjects

    Say Kiang, F., Cubbidge, R. & Heitmar, R., 29 May 2020, In : European Journal of Ophthalmology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    File

    • Letter to the editor relating to Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020 258:939-941. “CPAP therapy reduces oxidative stress in patients with glaucoma and OSAS and improves the visual field”

    Turnbull, C. D. & Heitmar, R., 12 Jul 2020, In : Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter, comment or opinion

    Retinal Vessel Oxygen Saturation Measurement Protocols and Their Agreement

    Heitmar, R. & Cubbidge, R. P., 19 May 2020, In : Translational Vision Science & Technology. 9, 6, 17.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    File

    • Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in ocular diseases: a narrative review of the existing evidence from clinical studies

    Heitmar, R., Brown, J. E. & Kyrou, I., 18 Mar 2019, In : Nutrients. 11, 3, 649.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    Open Access
    File

    • The relationship of systemic markers of haemostasis with retinal blood vessel responses in cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes

    Heitmar, R., Nicholl, P., Lee, B., Lau, YC. & Lip, GYH., 2018, In : British Journal of Biomedical Science. 75, 3, p. 116-121 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Thesis

    Retinal and systemic vascular function in health and disease: the effect of smoking and coronary artery disease

    Author: Heitmar, R., 2008

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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    Activities

    • 12 Participation in conference
    • 2 Organising a conference, workshop, seminar or course
    • 2 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
    • 1 Invited talk

    EVER 2019

    Rebekka Heitmar (Chair), & Sascha Klee (Chair)

    18 Oct 2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, seminar or course

    EVER 2019

    Rebekka Heitmar (Participant)

    17 Oct 2019 → 19 Oct 2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

    AVRO 2019

    Rebekka Heitmar (Participant)

    28 Apr 2019 → 2 May 2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

    ARVO 2018

    Rebekka Heitmar (Participant)

    29 Apr 2018 → 3 May 2018

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

    EVER 2017

    Rebekka Heitmar (Participant)

    27 Sep 2017 → 30 Sep 2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference