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Professor David Atchison

Faculty of Health,
School - Optometry and Vision Science

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Name
Professor David Atchison
Position(s)
Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Optometry and Vision Science
IHBI Member
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Optometry - Vision
Discipline *
Optometry and Ophthalmology
Phone
+61 7 3138 6152
Fax
+61 7 3138 6030
Email
Location
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Qualifications

Doctor of Science (Queensland University of Technology), PhD (The University of Melbourne), MSc(Optom) (The University of Melbourne), BSc (The University of Melbourne)

Professional memberships
and associations
* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Background

Following completion of his PhD in 1983, Professor Atchison worked as a research officer for the Australian spectacle lens manufacturer, SOLA.

He joined QIT (now QUT) in 1985 and is now a Professor in the School of Optometry. For over 25 years he has been involved in the teaching and research of visual optics.

Publications

Professor Atchison has co-authored two books and published 160 papers in refereed journals of Optics, Visual Optics, Ophthalmology and Optometry.

Research interests

  • the optics of the eye and its effects on visual performance
  • the optical design of spectacle contact and intraocular lenses
  • colour vision.

Research highlights

Ophthalmic and Visual Optics, Colour Vision

Professor Atchison has obtained several ARC and NHMRC grants. He was awarded the Garland W. Clay award for the best clinically relevant paper published by the American Academy of Optometry for 1979.

He was elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America in 2003, and was awarded the Doctor of Science degree in 2004 for his researches in Ophthalmic and Visual Optics.

He has refereed papers for 25 international journals and is a topical editor for Applied Optics and Clinical and Experimental Optometry.

Qualifications

  • GradCertEd (Higher Education)
  • accredited teacher with the Staff and Education Development Association (SEDA).
This information has been contributed by Professor David Atchison.

Publications

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