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Dr Rakhee Shah

Honorary Research Fellow

School of Health & Medical Sciences Department of Optometry and Visual Science

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About

Overview

Rakhee Shah is an Optometrist and Senior Lecturer at City, University of London. She currently splits her time between lecturing and working in an independent practice. Since qualifying as an optometrist, Rakhee has worked in different practice settings including independent practice, small and large multiples and domiciliary practice.

Rakhee awarded her PhD in Clinical Optometry by City University in 2009. For her PhD, she performed an evidence-based investigation using three different approaches to gain an objective insight into the content of optometric eye examinations and investigate the standards of clinical practice within Optometry in England. More recently, Rakhee was involved in the Prevalence of Visual Impairment in Dementia (PrOVIDe) study as the project manager. Rakhee has an interest in evidence-based optometry, clinical optometry, clinical decision making, professional practice, glaucoma and dementia.

Qualifications

  • MA FHEA (Distinction), Higher Education Authority, Ireland, October 2019
  • PhD in Clinical Optometry, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2009
  • BSc(Hons) Optometry, Aston University, United Kingdom, 2002

Employment

  • Senior Lecturer, City University London, London, United Kingdom, April 2016 - present
  • PrOVIDe Study, College of Optometrists, United Kingdom, January 2012 - January 2014
  • Optometrist, The Outside Clinic, 2009 - 2015
  • Optometrist, 20/20 Eyecare, October 2005 - present
  • Optometrist, Institute of Optometry, United Kingdom, January 2003 - January 2010

Memberships of professional organisations

  • Member, College of Optometrists, 2003 - present

Languages

Gujarati (can speak, understand spoken)

Teaching

BSc Optometry Modules

OV3025 Clinical Skills and Professional Practice

Research

Research Interests

My current research interests include
- Clinical decision making in Optometry
- Clinical Optometry
- Glaucoma
- Myopia Control
- Prevalence of Visual Impairment in Dementia
- Standardised patients in Optometry

Publications

Featured publications

  1. Edwards, L.A., Taylor, D.J., Campbell, P., Shah, R., Edgar, D.F. and Crabb, D.P. (2019). Feeling the pressure: a cross-sectional study exploring feasibility of a healthcare Pop-Up for intraocular pressure measurements in shopping centres in England. BMJ Open, 9(11), pp. 1-1. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030523

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Publications by category

Conference papers and proceedings (13)

  • Evans, B.E.W., Pentland, L., Edgar, D.F., Shah, R., Evans, B.J.W. and Conway, M. Prevalence of amblyogenic risk factors in young Scottish children, and variations across quintiles of deprivation-implications for vision screening programmes. .
  • Guemes-villahoz, N., Talavero-Gonzalez, P., Porras-Angel, P., Bella-Gala, R., Ruiz-Pomeda, A., Martin-Gonzalez, B.... Gomez-de-liano, R. Atropine and Spectacle lens Combination Treatment (ASPECT): 12-month results of a randomised controlled trial for myopia control using a combination of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) lenses and 0.025% atropine. .
  • Evans, B., Shah, R. and Vlasak, N. Literature review: Light and colour in myopia control. .doi:10.1111/aos.17160
  • Evans, B., Pentland, L., Edgar, D., Shah, R., Evans, B. and Conway, M. Increasing myopia post‐COVID: Evidence from child vision screening age 3.5 to 5.5 years in Scotland. .doi:10.1111/aos.17148
  • Guemes-Villahoz, N., Talavero‐Gonzalez, P., Bella‐Gala, R., Porras‐Angel, P., Hernandez‐Garcia, E., Martin‐Garcia, B.... Gomez‐de‐Liano, R. Defocus incorporated multiple segments lenses and 0.025% atropine for myopia control in European children: 12‐month results of a randomized controlled trial. .doi:10.1111/aos.16930
  • Conway, M., Pentland, L., Edgar, D., Shah, R., Evans, B. and Evans, B. Prevalence of amblyogenic risk factors among children aged 3.5–5.5 years in scotland who fail their vision screening. .doi:10.1111/aos.17159
  • Shah, R., Evans, B. and Vlasak, N. High myopia: Reviews of myopia control strategies and myopia complications. .doi:10.1111/aos.17157
  • Nishanth, S., Agila, A., Srinivasan, M., Madhivanan, N. and Shah, R. Myopia control effect of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments lenses in an Indian population with progressive myopia. .
  • Dhakal, R., Huntjens, B., Shah, R., Lawrenson, J. and Verkicharla, P.K. (2022). Does the spectral composition of an ambient light vary between indoors and outdoors "in myopia perspective"? ARVO Annual Meeting 2022 1-4 May, Denver, USA.
  • Shah, R., Edgar, D.F. and Campbell, P. Inter-optometrist and intra-optometrist agreement for Intraocular Pressure (IOP) measurement by Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT). .
  • Campbell, P., Edgar, D.F. and Shah, R. Agreement of three tonometers with Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT). .
  • Bowen, M., Hancock, B., Edgar, D.F., Shah, R., Iliffe, S., Pickett, J.... Taylor, J.-.P. The PrOVIDe Study: sample characteristics. .
  • Bowen, M., Hancock, B., Edgar, D. and Shah, R. Improving eye care for people with dementia: lessons for optometric practice. .

Journal articles (46)

Practitioners (12)

  • (2019). Healthy shopper? Blood pressure testing in a shopping centre Pop-Up in England. BMC Public Health, pp. 1-8
  • (2016). The Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (the PrOVIDe study): a cross-sectional study of people aged 60-89 years with dementia and qualitative exploration of individual, carer and professional perspectives. Health Service & Delivery Research
  • (2015). A proposal for a UK Dementia Eyecare Pathway. Optometry in Practice, pp. 71-76
  • (2010). A Comparison of Standardised Patients, Record Abstraction and Clinical Vignettes for the purpose of measuring clinical practice. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, pp. 209-224
  • (2009). How well does record abstraction quantify the content of an optometric eye examination in the UK? Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, pp. 383-396
  • (2009). Standardised Patient Methodology to Assess Refractive Error Reproducibility. Optometry & Vision Science, pp. 517-528
  • (2009). The content of optometric eye examinations for a presbyopic patient presenting with recent onset flashing lights. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, pp. 105-126
  • (2009). Glaucoma detection: The content of optometric eye examinations for a presbyopic patient of African racial descent. British Journal of Ophthalmology, pp. 492-496
  • (2008). The content of optometric eye examinations for a young myope with headaches. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, pp. 404-421
  • (2007). Technical Note: A comparison of a novel direct ophthalmoscope, the Optyse, to conventional direct ophthalmoscopes. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, pp. 100-105
  • (2007). Measuring clinical practice. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, pp. 113-125
  • (2007). A survey of the availability of state-funded primary eye care in the UK for the very young and very old. Ophthalmic & Physioligcal Optics, pp. 473-481

Thesis/dissertation

Professional activities

Events/conferences (4)

  • Optrafair. (Seminar) NEC, Birmingham (2017). Invited speaker.
    Paper: Optometry & Dementia: A Growing Need
    Author: Shah, R.
  • What people living with dementia and visual impairment, their carers and optometrists can teach each other about eyes and assessing vision. London (2015).
    Description: The Kings Fund. Transforming Patient Experience 2015
  • Visual Impairment and Dementia. Newcastle (2015).
    Description: British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2015
  • Don't Lose Sight of Dementia. Brighton (2015).
    Description: Joint Presentation with Professor David Edgar Optometry Tomorrow 2015

Other (2)

  • Lectures: General Optical Council 1. Clinical Record Cards – Content, Interpretation and Realistic Expectations 2. Common conditions encountered in Clinico-legal cases – Glaucoma, Age-related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Detachment (Onset, Natural History and Detection). .
  • Research Adviser - iPRO Small Grants Scheme, College of Optometrists .