Qualifications

Dr Ebi Osuobeni undertook his professional Optometry training at the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. He then took an MSc at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff. Later he obtained his PhD from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Dr. Osuobeni has held teaching and clinical positions at the University of Benin, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King Khaled University Hospital and King Abdul Aziz University Hospital. He joined the department of Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing, Anglia Ruskin University, as Senior Lecturer in July 1999.

Research

• Hyperopia and myopia study
• Human and animal ocular biometry
• Facial and ocular anthropometry
• Screening and binocular vision anomalies
• Visual and ocular effects of Sickle Cell Disease

Publications

Calver R, Radhakrishnan H, Osuobeni EP. & O'Leary DJ. (2007) Peripheral refraction for distance and near vision in emmetropes and myopes. Ophthal Physiol Opt; 27:584 - 593.

Osuobeni EP, Hegartty C. & Gunvant P. (2003) The effect of corneal thickness on the estimates of the anterior chamber depth. Clin Expt Optom; 86:371 - 375.

Osuobeni EP. & Oduwaiye K. (2003) The effect of illumination-microscope angle on slit-lamp estimates of the anterior chamber. Optom Vis Sci; 80: 237 - 244.

Osuobeni EP, Oduwaiye, & K, Ogbuehi K. (2000) Intra-observer repeatability and inter-observer agreement of the just-touching-slit-length method of measuring the anterior chamber depth. Ophthal Physiol Opt 20: 153 - 159.

Osuobeni EP. (1999) Ocular components values and their intercorrelations in Saudi Arabians. Ophthal Physiol Opt;19:489 - 497.

Osuobeni EP. & Hamidzada WA. (1999) Refractive indices of the ocular fluids of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Med Sci Res; 27: 499 - 500.

Osuobeni EP. & Hamidzada WA. (1999) Ultrasonographic determination of the dimensions of ocular components of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Res Vet Sci; 67:123 - 127.

Hamidzada WA. & Osuobeni EP. (1999) Agreement between measurements of camel ocular distances using A- and B-mode ultrasonography. Vet Radiol Ultr; 40: 502 - 507.

Osuobeni EP. & Oduwaiye KA. (1999) Ultrasonographic measurement and slit-lamp estimate of anterior chamber depth in Saudi Arabian adults. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 13: 175 - 183.

Hamidzada WA. & Osuobeni EP. (1998) Ultrasound velocity in the aqueous and vitreous humors of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Clin Expt Optom; 81: 222 - 227.

Osuobeni EP. (1998) The effect of preservation on the velocity of sound through the ocular fluids of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). Med Sci Res; 26: 503 - 504.

Osuobeni EP & Hamidzada WA. (1998) Determination of Sound velocity in the lens of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) Med Sci Res; 26 : 267 - 269.

Osuobeni EP. (1997) Upper eyelid margin-to-corneal reflex distance in Arab boys. Clin Expt Optom; 80: 187 - 191.

Osuobeni EP. & Al-Mijalli M. (1997) Lid thickness, corneal astigmatism and gender. Med Sci Res.; 25: 469 - 470.

Osuobeni EP., Al-Abdulmunem M & Radwan G. (1997) The upper eyelid position in Saudi Arabian men. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 11: 64 - 66.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Mijalli M. (1997) Association between eyelid thickness and corneal astigmatism. Clin Exp Optom; 80: 35 - 39.

Osuobeni EP. (1996) Prevalence of congenital red-green colour vision defects in Arab boys from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ophthal Epidemiol; 3: 167 - 170.

Osuobeni EP. (1996) Hypoaccomodative convergence insufficiency symptoms, diagnosis and therapy. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 10: 69 - 71.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Amir OM. (1996) Gaze-related near heterophoria incomitance. Clin Exp Optom; 79: 76 - 81.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Arify HA. (1996) Characteristics of corneal astigmatism in Saudi Arabian boys. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 10: 21 - 6.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Harbi AA. (1995) Normal values of ocular protrusion in Saudi Arabian male children. Optom Vis Sci; 72: 1 - 9.

Osuobeni EP. (1995) Normal Hertel ocular protrusion values in Saudi Arabian young men of Semitic origin. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 9: 64 - 72.

Osuobeni EP, Al-Gharni SS & Al-Ibrahim AM. (1994) Normal canthal index and intercanthal dimensions in Saudi Arabian young men and boys of Semitic origin. Saudi J Ophthalmol; 8: 56 - 62.

Osuobeni EP, (1994) Al-Fahdi M. Differences between anatomical and physiological interpupillary distance. J Am Optom Assoc; 65: 265 - 71.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Gharni SS. (1994) Ocular and facial antropometry of young adult males of Arab origin. Optom Vis Sci; 71: 33 -7.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Ibraheem AM. (1993) Ocular and facial dimensions of Arab children. J Am Optom Assoc 64: 717 - 22.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Musa KA. (1993) Gender difference in interpupillary distance among Arabs. Optom Vis Sci; 70: 1027 - 30.

Osuobeni EP & Faden FK. (1993) Interpupillary distance of females of Arab origin. Optom Vis Sci; 70: 244 - 7.

Osuobeni EP & Al-Zughaibi AM. (1993) Induced prismatic effect in spectacle prescription sampled in Saudi Arabia. Optom Vis Sci; 70 : 160 - 6.

Osuobeni EP. (1992) Monocular vernier acuity in normally binocular, monocular and amblyopic subjects. Optom Vis Sci; 69: 550 - 5.

Osuobeni EP. (1991) Effect of reduced accommodative response on isoluminance stereothreshold. Optom Vis Sic; 68: 641 - 4.

Osuobeni EP. (1991) Effect of chromatic aberration on isoluminance stereothreshold. Optom Vis Sci; 68: 552 - 5.

Osuobeni EP. & O'Leary DJ. (1986) Chromatic and Luminance difference contribution to stereopsis. Am J Optom Physiol Opt; 63: 970 - 7.