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Dr Frank Proudlock
Lecturer in Ophthalmology
BSc in Neuroscience University of Glasgow 1990-1993
MSc in Bioengineering University of Strathclyde in Glasgow 1994
PhD University of Leicester 1995-1999
Tel: 0116 258 6292
Email: fap1@le.ac.uk
Address: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Knighton Street Offices (Out-Patients), Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE2 7LX
General Enquiries to Mrs Sam Kerr, Group Secretary, or telephone 0116 258 6291
Research Interests
Frank Proudlock is researching into the control of eye movements. His special interests are to understand the mechanisms of infantile and acquired forms of nystagmus and development of treatment for these conditions. Other interests include (i) eye and head coordination, (ii) perceptual fading, (iii) normal functioning of the oculomotor system including development and aging of eye movement control, (iv) treatment of amblyopia, and (v) the effects of various conditions on reading such as nystagmus, schizophrenia and amblyopia.
Frank studied Neuroscience (BSc) at the University of Glasgow followed by Bioengineering (MSc) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. His PhD was untaken at the University of Leicester investigating the sensory control of movement subsequent to peripheral nerve injury using the human hand as a model. Since 2000 Frank has been working in the Ophthalmology group in the University of Leicester helping to establish a specialist clinical centre for eye movement studies and nystagmus research with Irene Gottlob. He has had a key role in the most of the significant breakthroughs and important publications from the group. Frank has number of teaching responsibilities in the School of Medicine and Biological Sciences including the supervision of a number of PhD, MD and BSc students many of whom have been introduced into the world of nystagmus.
Key Publications
Thomas MG, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Maconachie G, Kumar A, Proudlock FA. Reading Strategies in Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Mohammad S, Gottlob I, Kumar A, Thomas M, Degg C, Sheth V, Proudlock FA. The Functional Significance of Foveal Abnormalities in Albinism Measured Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmology. 2011 Aug;118(8):1645-52.
Kumar A, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Thomas S, Thomas M, Proudlock FA. Clinical and Oculomotor Characteristics of Albinism Compared to FRMD7 Associated Infantile Nystagmus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Apr 8 52 5 2306-13.
Knapp CM, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Rafelt S, Proudlock FA. Effect of distance upon horizontal and vertical look and stare OKN. J Vis. 2009 Nov 30 9 12 23.1-9
Knapp CM, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Rajabally YA, Abbott RJ, Rafelt S, Proudlock FA. Vertical optokinetic nystagmus in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2009 Jul 30;24(10):1533-8.
Farooq SJ, Gottlob I, Benskin S, Proudlock FA. The effect of aging on torsional optokinetic nystagmus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Feb;49(2):589-93.
Knapp CM, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Proudlock FA. Horizontal and vertical look and stare optokinetic nystagmus symmetry in healthy adult volunteers. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Feb;49(2):581-8.
Proudlock FA, Gottlob I. Physiology and pathology of eye-head coordination. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2007 Sep;26(5):486-515. Epub 2007 Apr 14. Review.
Proudlock FA, Khanna A, Gottlob I. Filling-in along horizontal and vertical meridians. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jan;47(1):453-60.
Proudlock FA, Shekhar H, Gottlob I. Age-related changes in head and eye coordination. Neurobiol Aging. 2004 Nov-Dec;25(10):1377-85.
