Toor, Sonia, Dr

Dr Sonia Toor

FHEA, PhD, MSc, BMedSci

Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Lecturer in Orthoptics

sonia.toor@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9064

E100f, The Medical School

Full contact details

Dr Sonia Toor
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
E100f
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
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S10 2RX

Profile: I graduated from the University of ��«Ӱҵ with a BMedSci (Orthoptics) in 2008 and went on to complete my MSc in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science at the University of Manchester alongside working at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Following this I spent 4 years at the University of Reading working as a research assistant and completing a PhD with Dr Anna Horwood and Professor Patricia Riddell. I then worked as an orthoptist and a research orthoptist at Moorfields Eye Hospital before re-joining the University of ��«Ӱҵ as a Lecturer in Orthoptics in 2014.

Research interests

My PhD set out to investigate the existence of asymmetrical accommodation in anisometropia. My other research interests include:

Changes in accommodation and convergence across the lifespan
Convergence and accommodation orthoptic exercises

Publications

Journal articles

Proudlock FA, Hisaund M, Maconachie G, Papageorgiou E, Manouchehrinia A, Dahlmann-Noor A, Khandelwal P, Self J, Beisse C, Gottlob I , Mellors A et al (2024) . The Lancet, 403(10438), 1766-1778.
Haque S, Toor S & Buckley D (2024) . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 20(1), 85-93.
Shaw B, Codina C & Toor S (2021) . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 17(1), 20-26.
Toor S, Horwood A & Riddell P (2019) . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 23(4), 203e.1-203e.5.
Lijka B, Toor S & Arblaster G (2019) . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 15(1), 8-14.
Toor S, Horwood AM & Riddell PM (2018) . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 102, 772-778.
Toor S, Horwood AM & Riddell PM (2014) Asymmetrical accommodation in anisometropic amblyopia. Advances in Strabismus.
Horwood A & Toor S (2014) . Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 34(2), 250-262.
Horwood AM, Toor S & Riddell PM (2014) . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98(5), 679-683.
Horwood AM, Toor SS & Riddell PM (2014) . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 18(2), 162-168.
Horwood AM, Toor SS & Riddell PM (2013) . Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 17(1), e5-e5.
Wang Y, Toor SS, Gautam R & Henson DB (2011) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 52(7), 4546-4546.
Toor SS, Horwood AM & Riddell PM () . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 9(0), 9-9.

Conference proceedings papers

Horwood AM, Toor S & Riddell PM (2014) Who’s driving? Convergence and accommodation – fixed ratios, flexible linkages or separate systems. Advances in Strabismus
Horwood AM, Toor S & Riddell PM (2014) Convergence and accommodation development relate to corrected age in premature infants. Advances in Strabismus
Toor S, Horwood AM & Riddell PM (2012) Convergence accommodation trumps accommodative convergence. 35th European Strabismological Association Conference

Theses / Dissertations

Toor S Accommodation in anisometropia.

Teaching interests

Involved in the teaching of a range of topics to undergraduate orthoptics students but my main interests are in accommodation and convergence
Supervision of undergraduate research projects
Clinical placement co-ordinator

Professional activities and memberships

Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society
Registered with the Health Professions Council
Honorary clinical contract with Royal Hallamshire Teaching Hospitals Foundation
Presentations at national and international conferences
Recognised as Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) via University of ��«Ӱҵ Certificate in Learning and Teaching (2017)