Thank you for a great professional and personal introduction.
Jisc mail is a fantastic resource with many regular contributors generous in their time and expertise.
Carmel
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On 10 Sep 2012, at 22:05, Chris Hunt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have just joined JISC and Anne Harriss suggested that I introduce myself as I have worked at City University within the Department of Optometry for many years and Anne tells me that there are occasionally postings about visual acuity.
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> I have been working with the vision screening for computer users since 1991, overseeing the development and support of the City Vision Screener, a software program initially designed to allow computer users to test their own vision at their workstation. Over the years the system has been enhanced to meet the various needs of OH professionals and extended for the screening of drivers, school children and pre-employment screening.
> In addition I have been involved with Testchart 2000, a computer driven chart program that is used in many opticians and hospitals. This included the training of ophthalmic department triage nurses in the use of the system and the understanding of LogMAR scoring, as opposed to Snellen.
> From 2000 to 2012, I was on the staff of the Department of Optometry and Visual Science at City University, London. Here I supported research staff and both the first and second year optometry undergraduate course in the practical modules of Visual Perception, Binocular Vision and Clinical Practice. Often I was the first person (or last resort), to answer questions or clarify techniques that students were having problems with.
> My original background was as a computer systems project manager and systems designer, working for a few blue chip companies in the UK, USA and Australia, specialising with financial systems, ATMs and latterly educational software.
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> A couple of rescue dogs and cats share my home including a Bengal, the most recent addition. The Bengal is often described in the same sentence as Feral which I can understand but think very unfair. Frogs still exist in my garden, which is saying something. Also I delight in answering the searching questions of young children and encouraging them to observe and reason. They also provide me the opportunity to draw and paint when out exploring, whilst trying to explain how flint is formed and why it is found in distinct layers, then assist in making up songs about fairies.
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