Dr Keziah Latham, PhD FCOptom, FHEA

Keziah Latham

Senior Lecturer, Optometry & Ophthalmic Dispensing

Location: Cambridge, COS 201
Tel no: +44 (0)1223 363271 (ext. 2536)
Fax no: +44 (0)1223 417712
Email: keziah.latham@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications

Keziah Latham joined Anglia Ruskin as a Senior Lecturer in 2006. Kez trained at Aston University (BSc Ophthalmic Optics 1st class 1990; PhD 'Psychophysical investigations of human peripheral vision' 1995), and is a qualified Optometrist (MCOptom 1991; FCOptom 2013) and lecturer (PGCert(HE), 2008; FHEA, 2008).

Clinical interests

  • Low vision: Kez is the lead Optometrist for the Low vision clinic within the University Eye Clinic. Appointments can be made by contacting the clinic on 0845 196 2070.
  • Optometric management of glaucoma: Kez is an OSI (Optometrist with Special Interest) in glaucoma, and works within Hinchingbrooke Hospital's CHANGES scheme.

Teaching

  • MOD002459 - Ocular Anatomy & Biochemistry. Module leader. First year Optometry module.
  • MOD002467 - Theoretical and Practical Ophthalmic Lenses. Module leader. First year Optometry module.
  • MOD002494 - Clinical Optometry 4: Advanced Optometric Practice. Third year Optometry module.
  • Clinic and final year dissertation supervisor.

Research Interests

My principal research interests are in the assessment of function and optimization of rehabilitation for people with visual impairment. 'Assessment of function' covers a range of areas including the most effective ways to assess clinical visual function, objective assessment of activities of daily living (including reading tasks and movement analysis), and the development and use of patient reported outcome measures (including the use of Rasch analysis) for the assessment of visual difficulties and of quality of life.

Other research interests include visual function in autism spectrum conditions (ASC) and peripheral visual function.

Selected Publications

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Latham K. Evaluation of an emotional support service for the visually impaired. Optometry and Vision Science, in press.

Latham K, Chung STL, Allen PM, Tavassoli T, Baron-Cohen S. Spatial localisation in autism: evidence for differences in early cortical visual processing. Molecular Autism,4:4, 2013.

Allen PM, Radhakrishnan H, Price H, Rae S, Theagarayan B, Calver RI, Sailoganathan A, Latham K, O'Leary DJ. A randomised clinical trial to assess the effect of a dual treatment on myopia progression: The Cambridge Anti-Myopia Study. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, in press.

Tabrett DR, Latham K. Adjustment to vision loss in a mixed sample of adults with established visual impairment. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 53:7227-7234, 2012.

K Latham, DR Tabrett. Guidelines for predicting performance with low vision aids. Optometry and Vision Science, 89:1316-1326, 2012.

DR Tabrett, K Latham. Important areas of the central binocular visual field for daily functioning in the visually impaired. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 32:156-163,2012.

T Tavassoli, K Latham, M Bach, SC Dakin, S Baron-Cohen. Psychophysical Measures of Visual Acuity in Autism Spectrum Conditions. Vision Research, 51:1778-1780, 2011.

DR Tabrett, K Latham. Factors influencing self-reported vision-related activity limitation in the visually impaired. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 52:5293-5302, 2011.

K Latham, S Waller, J Schaitel. Do best practice guidelines improve the legibility of pharmacy labels for the visually impaired? Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 31:275-282, 2011.

DR Tabrett, K Latham. Derivation of the Acceptance and Self-Worth Adjustment Scale. Optometry and Vision Science, 87: 899-907, 2010.

Latham K, Usherwood C (2010). Assessing visual activities of daily living in the visually impaired. Ophthal Physiol Opt, 30: 55-65.

Tabrett DR, Latham K. Depression in acquired visual impairment. Optometry in Practice, 10, 75-88 (2009).

K Latham, KJ McNally. Which is the 'better eye'? 'Research and Rehabilitation Partnerships - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision', Eds. J. Gresset and O. Overbury, 2008.

CW Fowler, K Latham Petre (2001) Spectacle lenses: Theory and Dispensing. Butterworth-Heinemann.

K Latham Petre, CA Hazel, EM Fine, GS Rubin (2000) Reading with eccentric fixation is faster in inferior visual field than in left visual field. Optometry and Vision Sciences, 77/1:34-39.

CA Hazel, K Latham Petre, RA Armstrong, MT Benson, NA Frost (2000) Visual function and subjective quality of life compared in subjects with acquired macular disease. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 41: 1309-1315.

EM Fine, CA Hazel, K Latham Petre, GS Rubin (1999) Are the benefits of sentence context different in central and peripheral vision? Optometry and Vision Sciences, 76/11:764-769.

K Latham, BT Barrett (1998) No effect of age on spatial interval discrimination as a function of eccentricity or separation. Current Eye Research, 17, 1010-1017.

K Latham (1998) Who uses contrast sensitivity in optometric practice? Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 18/Suppl. 1: 1-18.

K Latham, G Misson (1997) Patterns of cataract referral in the West Midlands. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 17/4: 300-306.

D Whitaker, K Latham (1997) Disentangling the role of spatial scale, separation and eccentricity in Weber's law for position. Vision Research, 37/5:515-524.

K Latham, D Whitaker (1996) A comparison of word recognition and reading performance in central and peripheral vision. Vision Research, 36/17: 2665-2674.

K Latham, D Whitaker (1996) Relative roles of resolution and spatial interference in foveal and peripheral vision. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 16/1: 49-57.

K Latham, D Whitaker, JM Wild (1994) Spatial summation of the differential light threshold as a function of visual field location and age. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 14/1: 71-78.

D Whitaker, K Latham, P Mäkelä, J Rovamo (1993) Detection and discrimination of curvature in foveal and peripheral vision. Vision Research, 33/16: 2215-2224.

K Latham, D Whitaker, JM Wild, DB Elliott (1993) Magnification perimetry. Investigative Ophthamology and Visual Science, 34/5: 1691-1701.

D Whitaker, P Mäkelä, J Rovamo, K Latham (1992) The influence of eccentricity on position and movement acuities as revealed by spatial scaling. Vision Research, 32/10: 1913-1930.


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