Responsibilities

Head of Department of Vision and Hearing Sciences

Qualifications

Dr John Siderov is Head of Department, Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Member of the College of Optometrists, UK and Founder Member of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics.

A graduate in Optometry from the University of Melbourne, Australia, Dr Siderov also completed a Clinical Masters Degree in Melbourne and a PhD in physiological optics at the University of Houston, USA. After a post-doctoral fellowship in neurophysiology at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada and a short period as research fellow in Houston, he returned to Australia to establish the Clinic Research Unit at the then Victorian College of Optometry.

In late 1997 he moved to Aston University, UK to take up a lectureship in Optometry and in January 2001 moved to Anglia Ruskin University. Dr Siderov is a registered optometrist with the General Optical Council, UK and the Optometry Board of Australia.

Research

Investigating methods and techniques in visual assessment with particular emphasis on visual acuity, stereopsis and contour interaction and in research to develop standard setting procedures in optometry and ophthalmic dispensing

Recent Publications (2010 - )

Bedell H.E., Siderov J., Waugh S.J., Zemanova R., Pluhacek F., & Musilova L. Contour interaction for foveal acuity targets of different luminance. Under revision 2013

Siderov J. & Hughes J. Development of robust methods of assessment of clinical competency in ophthalmic dispensing - results of a pilot trial. Health and Social Care Education, in press 2013

Sailoganathan A., Siderov J. & Osuobeni E. A new Gujarati language logMAR visual acuity chart: development and validation. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, in press 2013

Siderov J., Waugh S.J. & Bedell H.E. Foveal contour interaction for low contrast acuity targets. Vision Research, 2013; 77: 10-13 (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2012.11.008)

Norgett Y. & Siderov J. Crowding in children's visual acuity tests - effect of test design and age. Optometry and Vision Science, 2011; 88(8): 920-927

Recent Grants (2010 - )

Higher Education Funding Council Matched Funding Scheme (£27811 to ARU - awarded £12938 to project) based on successful application from Evelyn Trust (Co-Principal Investigator)

Higher Education Funding Council Matched Funding Scheme (£2210 to ARU - awarded £1105 to project) based on successful application from College of Optometrists iPRO Scheme (Co-Principal Investigator)

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship (£36361) To collaborate with Professor Harold Bedell, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Vision Science, University of Houston, USA (Co-Principal Investigator)

Higher Education Academy Teaching Development Grant (£25440) 'Development of methods of assessment of clinical competencies in ophthalmic dispensing', Principal Investigator

British Council Partnership Development Grant (£2000) to support collaboration with the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Evelyn Trust - Project Grant (£78000) to develop a new vision testing, assessment and research facility (Evelyn Trust Anglia Vision Suite) in the Department of Vision and Hearing Sciences (Co-Principal Investigator)