SPEAKERS
Dr Nabeela Hasrod
Head of Department, Senior Lecturer
Nabeela Hasrod matriculated at Greenside High School in Johannesburg having received the DUX award for scholar of the year. In 2011, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Optometry from the University of Johannesburg. In 2012, she began working in private practice and during that time, she supervised third and final year optometry students on a part-time basis. In 2014, she was employed as an Assistant Lecturer at the department of Optometry and in 2015 successfully completed the OCULAR THERAPEUTICS course through the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) in conjunction with the State University of New York (SUNY). She received her MPHIL cum laude (2016) and was awarded the Chancellor’s award and the Faculty of Health Sciences award for top post-graduate student in the faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Johannesburg. In 2016, she was appointed as a full-time lecturer at the department of Optometry. She received her Doctorate in Optometry in 2021. In 2022 she was promoted to Senior Lecturer and appointed as Programme Coordinator for the Department of Optometry. In 2023, she was appointed as HOD for Optometry and a Board Director for the SAOA for the Education and Clinical Standards Portfolio. Nabeela has published eight papers in accredited journals and presented in seven conferences thus far.
Dr Charlotte Codina
Professional Lead for Orthoptics
Programme Lead, MedSci ACP Ophthalmology (pediatrics)
PGT Lead, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing & Midwifery
ACP lead for BIOS
BIOS Low Vision Clinical Activity Group co-lead
Chair – Children’s Eye Health Workstream CYPVI network
I am the professional lead for Orthoptics at The University of Sheffield where I oversee three taught programmes and support and supervise postgraduate research. The programme I currently lead is the MMedSci ACP Ophthalmology (paediatrics), which enables current eye care practitioners – Optometrists, Orthoptists and Ophthalmic nurses, to upskill and take on advanced roles caring for children’s eyes in a hospital setting. I am passionate about vision and hearing impairments and how we can improve eye care to enhance the experience for both children and adults with these sensory deficits. I am the low vision lead and advanced practice lead for the British & Irish Orthoptic society and currently chair the children’s eye health stream as part of the UK children & young people with vision impairment network. I have supported many UK and international students to improve vision care in their own settings and several healthcare service improvements and University research projects have been published as a result of my supervision. Outside of work I am chair of a large foodbank and enjoy tennis and pilates. I enjoy travelling and have completed short-term work in the Kwazulu Natal region of South Africa, Mozambique and Nepal. My PhD which explored the effects of profound congenital deafness on the visual system and led to my further interest in adaptations of and plasticity within the whole of the visual system from the cortex to the retina.
Dr. Pablo Concepción-Grande
Head of Department, Senior Lecturer
Pablo Concepción-Grande holds a degree in Optics and Optometry, a master’s in Optometry and Vision, and a PhD in Optics, Optometry, and Vision from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2015, he has been working as a Research Scientist, specializing in optical research with a focus on spectacle optics. He has contributed to the development of innovative ophthalmic lenses and has conducted clinical research in the field of ophthalmic optics. His PhD research focused on studying how eye movement patterns are influenced by progressive power lenses, using eye-tracking technology.”
Dr. Muteb Alanazi
Assistant Professor, Optometry Department King Saud University, Saudi Arab
Dr. Muteb Alanazi is an assistant professor of optometry specializing in myopia control. He has been dedicated to teaching and research at King Saud University since 2020. His research interests focus on advancing treatments, and he has contributed to the field through publications and presentations at prestigious international conferences. With over 12 scientific articles to his name, Dr. Alanazi continues to make contributions to optometry, particularly in the area of myopia management.
Dr Cindy Tromans
PhD Hon DSc FCOptom DpTp(IP) FEAOO
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
Cindy Tromans is a Consultant Optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the University Department of Ophthalmology, University of Manchester. She currently works within the Emergency Eye Department and specialty contact lens clinics. Cindy has held a number of national roles which include President and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the College of Optometrists UK . She is currently President Elect of the World Council of Optometry and is the Immediate President of the European Council of Optometry and Optics. She was awarded Life Fellowship of the College of Optometrists and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Aston University in 2019 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession of optometry.
