Qualifications

After graduating from the University of Bradford and registering as an Optometrist Rupal returned to academia at Bradford to pursue a PhD. During this time she supervised student clinics in the Optometry Department at Bradford, and after completing the data collection aspect of her research, moved down to Cambridge to join Anglia Ruskin University.

She is a College of Optometrists Examiner for the Professional Qualifying Exams (PQEs).

Rupal has vast experience of High Street Optics having worked within national chains as well as independent practice.

Responsibilities

Course Group Leader, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Optometry. Lead Clinician for the Visual Stress Clinic.

Teaching

Module Leader for:

• Clinical Optometry 1
• Pharmacology and Pathology

Module Tutor for:

• Clinical Optometry 2
• Clinical Optometry 5

Research

• Clinical Epidemiology and Ageing
• Clinical Optometry
• Contact Lens Practice
• Visual Stress and Eye Movement
• Optometric Education (Learning and Teaching)

Publications

Presentations

Lovell-Patel, R. OSCE assessment - is it a fair way to assess clinical skills? The European Academy of Optometry and Optics. Research and Academic Symposium16-17 May 2009.

Patel R, Pardhan S, Hobbiss A, Gilchrist J. Quality of Life, Visual Function and Ocular Health in South Asian and Caucasian adults in Bradford, UK at 2001 AVA-CG Post-Graduate Meeting. 2 November 2001 held at University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Poster Presentations

Lovell-Patel R and Chitanda F. The Effect of Sports-Tinted Contact Lenses on Visual Function. American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting. 17-20 November 2010.

Lovell-Patel R and Shorrock H. Effect of Colored Tinted Spectacles on a Patient with Arnold-Chiari Malformation Causing Asymmetrical Torsional Nystagmus. American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting. 11-14 November 2009.

Siderov J, Norgett Y and Lovell-Patel R. Measuring Improvements in Clinical Skills - Are Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCES) the Right Tool? American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting. 11-14 November 2009.

Lovell-Patel R, Siderov J and Norgett Y. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) in an undergraduate optometry course - is it a fair way to assess clinical skills and improve student learning? The 3rd Science Learning and Teaching Conference. 16-19 June 2009.

Lovell-Patel R. Visual stress clinical at Anglia Ruskin optometry clinic - 2 year audit. The European Academy of Optometry and Optics. Research and Academic Symposium16-17 May 2009.

Norgett Y, Siderov J and Lovell-Patel R. Using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations(OSCE) to document student clinical skills from year 1 to year 2. The European Academy of Optometry and Optics. Research and Academic Symposium16-17 May 2009.

Siderov J, Lovell-Patel R and Norgett Y. Setting Clinical (Performance based) standards in Optometry: Results from a 2-year trial. American Academy of Optometry meeting, October 2008.

Patel R, Pardhan S, Hobbiss A, Gilchrist J. Habitual Binocular Performance and Vision-Related Quality of Life at the BCOVS and AVA meeting held at Anglia Polytechnic University, July 2002.


Publications

R. Patel, S. Pardhan and A. Hobbiss (2001) Quality of Life, Visual Function and Ocular Health in South Asian and Caucasian adults in Bradford, UK. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42(4): S861.