Dr. Christopher Davey
Assistant Professor
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- School of Optometry & Vision ScienceFaculty of Life Sciences
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Research
Ophthalmic Public Health.
Service Evaluation.
Clinical Audit.
Questionnaire Design and Validation.
Rasch Analysis.
Professional activities
Awards (4)
- Lecturer of the year (1 February 2020)
- Lecturer of the year (1 February 2019)
- Trustees Recognition Award (1 January 2019)
- Supervisor of the year (1 February 2017)
Committees (1)
- Bradford Local Optical Committee,
Employment (4)
- University of Leeds - Honorary Research Fellow (1 January 2013)
- University of Bradford - Post-Doctoral Researcher (1 January 2012)
- Optegra Yorkshire Eye Hospital - Optometrist (1 January 2011)
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Optometrist (1 January 2010)
Professional associations (3)
- College of Optometrists, Member
- Association of Optometrists, Member
- Higher Education Authority (Advance HE), Fellow
Publications
Peer reviewed journal (13)
Exploring the effect of optometrist practice type on NHS funded sight test outcome
Swystun A.G.;Davey C.J. (2020) Journal of Optometry.
A needs assessment for a minor eye condition service within Leeds, Bradford and Airedale, UK
Swystun, Alexander G.; Davey, Christopher J. (2019)
Development and validation of the vision-related dizziness questionnaire
Armstrong, Deborah; Alderson, Alison J.; Davey, Christopher J.; Elliott, David B. (2018) Frontiers in Neurology. 9
Geographical inequalities in uptake of NHS funded eye examinations: Poisson modelling of small-area data for Essex, UK
Shickle D.;Farragher T.;Davey C.;Slade S.;Syrett J. (2018) Journal of Public Health (Oxford). 40, e171-e179.
A proposed minimum data set for international primary care optometry: a modified Delphi study
Davey, Christopher J.; Slade, S.V.; Shickle, D. (2017)
Factors influencing accuracy of referral and the likelihood of false positive referral by optometrists in Bradford, United Kingdom
Davey, Christopher J.; Scally, Andy J.; Green, Clare; Mitchell, E.S.; Elliott, David B. (2016) Journal of Optometry. 9, 158-163.
Dizziness, but not falls rate, improves after routine cataract surgery: the role of refractive and spectacle changes
Supuk, Elvira; Alderson, Alison J.; Davey, Christopher J.; Green, Clare; Litvin, Norman; Scally, Andy J.; Elliott, David B. (2016) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 36, 183-190.
Can data in optometric practice be used to provide an evidence base for ophthalmic public health?
Slade, S.V.; Davey, Christopher J.; Shickle, D. (2016)
Why is the General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) Contract that underpins primary eye care in the UK contrary to the public health interest?
Shickle, D.; Davey, Christopher J.; Slade, S.V. (2015)
Eyecare for ethnic minority groups in the UK
Davey, Christopher J.; Slade, S.V.; Shickle, D. (2015)
Addressing inequalities in eye health with subsidies and increased fees for General Ophthalmic Services in socio-economically deprived communities: a sensitivity analysis
Shickle, D.; Todkill, D.; Chisholm, Catharine M.; Rughani, S.; Griffin, M.; Cassels-Brown, A.; May, H.; Slade, S.V.; Davey, Christopher J. (2015)
Levels of state and trait anxiety in patients referred to ophthalmology by primary care clinicians: a cross sectional study
Davey, Christopher J.; Harley, C.; Elliott, David B. (2013)
Assessment of referrals to the hospital eye service by optometrists and GPs in Bradford and Airedale
Davey C.;Green C.;Elliott D. (2011) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 31, 23-28.