Maconachie, Gail, Dr

Dr Gail Maconachie

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

University Lecturer

g.d.maconachie@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 225 9034

E100f, The Medical School

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Dr Gail Maconachie
Ophthalmology and Orthoptics, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
E100f
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
91̽��
S10 2RX

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I graduated from the University of 91̽�� as an undergraduate with a BMedSci (Orthoptics) in 2009. Following my degree, I took up a post as a research orthoptist at the University of Leicester with an honorary clinical orthoptic contract with the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Alongside this role I under-took a part-time PhD with Professor Irene Gottlob and Dr Frank Proudlock looking at adherence in amblyopia treatment and the development of strabismus. I completed my PhD in 2015 and continued to work as a research orthoptist working within the department with a focus on amblyopia clinical trials and genetics in nystagmus.

In October 2018, I gained a lecturer post at the University of 91̽��. In 2020 I became module lead for our second year undergraduate orthoptic modules and module lead for eye to vision on our distance learning MMedSci Course. I also continue to collaborate with the University of Leicester as an honorary research fellow.

Research interests: My two main research interest areas are ocular genetics and amblyopia treatment.

Publications

Journal articles

Roychaudhury A, Lee Y, Choi T, Thomas MG, Khan TN, Yousaf H, Skinner C, Maconachie G, Crosier M, Horak H , Constantinescu CS et al (2024) . Annals of Neurology.
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.
Lee H, Purohit R, Sheth V, Maconachie G, Tu Z, Thomas MG, Pilat A, McLean RJ, Proudlock FA & Gottlob I (2023) . American Journal of Ophthalmology, 245, 202-211.
Kuht HJ, McLean RJ, Aamir A, Maconachie GDE, Gottlob I & Thomas MG (2023) . Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 43(4), e313-e315.
Kuht HJ, Maconachie GDE, Han J, Kessel L, van Genderen MM, McLean RJ, Hisaund M, Tu Z, Hertle RW, Gronskov K , Bai D et al (2022) . Ophthalmology, 129(6), 708-718.
Thomas MG, Maconachie GDE, Kuht HJ, Chan W-M, Sheth V, Hisaund M, McLean RJ, Barry B, Al-Diri B, Proudlock FA , Tu Z et al (2021) . International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(5).
Dawar B, Kuht HJ, Han J, Maconachie GDE & Thomas MG (2021) . European Journal of Human Genetics, 29(10), 1584-1588.
Liu S, Kuht HJ, Moon EH, Maconachie GDE & Thomas MG (2021) . Survey of Ophthalmology, 66(2), 362-377.
Kuht HJ, Thomas KA, Hisaund M, Maconachie GDE & Thomas MG (2021) . Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 41(3), e293-e296.
Kuht HJ, Han J, Maconachie GDE, Park SE, Lee S-T, McLean R, Sheth V, Hisaund M, Dawar B, Sylvius N , Mahmood U et al (2020) . Human Molecular Genetics, 29(18), 2989-3002.
Whitman MC, Di Gioia SA, Chan W-M, Gelber A, Pratt BM, Bell JL, Collins TE, Knowles JA, Armoskus C, Pato M , Pato C et al (2020) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 61(10), 22-22.
Ansell K, Maconachie G & Bjerre A (2020) . British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 16(1), 19-24.
Thomas MG, Maconachie GDE, Constantinescu CS, Chan W-M, Barry B, Hisaund M, Sheth V, Kuht HJ, Dineen RA, Harieaswar S , Engle EC et al (2020) . British Journal of Ophthalmology, 104(4), 547-550.
Mayer AK, Mahajnah M, Thomas MG, Cohen Y, Habib A, Schulze M, Maconachie GDE, AlMoallem B, De Baere E, Lorenz B , Traboulsi EI et al (2019) . Brain, 142(6), 1528-1534.
Papageorgiou E, Asproudis I, Maconachie G, Tsironi EE & Gottlob I (2019) . Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 257(6), 1061-1078.
Shaaban S, MacKinnon S, Andrews C, Staffieri SE, Maconachie GDE, Chan W-M, Whitman MC, Morton SU, Yazar S, MacGregor S , Elder JE et al (2018) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 59(10), 4054-4054.
Seewoodharry MD, Maconachie GDE, Gillies CL, Gottlob I & McLean RJ (2017) . American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53(2), 232-240.
Thomas MG, Maconachie GDE, Sheth V, McLean RJ & Gottlob I (2017) . European Journal of Human Genetics, 25(6), 725-734.
Maconachie GDE, Farooq S, Bush G, Kempton J, Proudlock FA & Gottlob I (2016) . JAMA Ophthalmology, 134(12), 1347-1347.
Pilat A, McLean RJ, Proudlock FA, Maconachie GDE, Sheth V, Rajabally YA & Gottlob I (2016) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 57(10), 4420-4420.
Patel A, Purohit R, Lee H, Sheth V, Maconachie G, Papageorgiou E, McLean RJ, Gottlob I & Proudlock FA (2016) . Ophthalmology, 123(10), 2147-2157.
McLean RJ, Maconachie GDE, Gottlob I & Maltby J (2016) . Ophthalmology, 123(9), 2023-2027.
Park JG, Tischfield MA, Nugent AA, Cheng L, Di Gioia SA, Chan W-M, Maconachie G, Bosley TM, Summers CG, Hunter DG , Robson CD et al (2016) . The American Journal of Human Genetics, 98(6), 1220-1227.
Maconachie GDE & Gottlob I (2015) . Biomedical Journal, 38(6), 510-516.
Lee H, Purohit R, Patel A, Papageorgiou E, Sheth V, Maconachie G, Pilat A, McLean RJ, Proudlock FA & Gottlob I (2015) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 56(8), 4537-4537.
Lee H, Purohit R, Sheth V, Papageorgiou E, Maconachie G, McLean RJ, Patel A, Pilat A, Anwar S, Sarvanathan N , Proudlock FA et al (2015) . The Lancet, 385, S14-S14.
Gottlob I, Pilat A, McLean R, Maconachie G, Sheth V, Rajabally Y & Proudlock F (2014) . Neurology, 82(10_supplement).
Thomas MG, Crosier M, Lindsay S, Kumar A, Araki M, Leroy BP, McLean RJ, Sheth V, Maconachie G, Thomas S , Moore AT et al (2014) . Human Molecular Genetics, 23(15), 4086-4093.
Lee H, Sheth V, Bibi M, Maconachie G, Patel A, McLean RJ, Michaelides M, Thomas MG, Proudlock FA & Gottlob I (2013) . Ophthalmology, 120(12), 2714-2724.
Gottlob I, Pilat A, McLean R, Sheth V, Maconachie G, Rajabally Y & Proudlock FA (2013) . Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 333, e134-e135.
Maconachie GDE, Gottlob I & McLean RJ (2013) . JAMA Ophthalmology, 131(9), 1179-1179.
Sheth V, Gottlob I, Mohammad S, McLean RJ, Maconachie GDE, Kumar A, Degg C & Proudlock FA (2013) . Ophthalmology, 120(10), 2082-2090.
Thomas MG, Gottlob I, McLean RJ, Maconachie G, Kumar A & Proudlock FA (2011) . Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 52(11), 8156-8156.
Griffiths HJ, Maconachie G & Buckley D (2010) The effect of Fresnel prisms on dynamic visual acuity.. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 7, 49-53.
Thomas MG, Maconachie G, Hisaund M & Gottlob I (1993) FRMD7-Related Infantile Nystagmus.
Aamir A, Kuht HJ, McLean RJ, Maconachie GDE, Sheth V, Dawar B, Purohit R, Sylvius N, Hisaund M, Zubcov-Iwantscheff A , Proudlock FA et al () . Scientific Reports, 11(1).

Preprints

Kim C-H, Lee Y-R, Thomas M, Roychaudhury A, Skinner C, Maconachie G, Crosier M, Horak H, Constantinescu C, Choi T-I , Kyung J-J et al (2023) , Research Square Platform LLC.

Grants

“Improving the genetic diagnosis in infantile nystagmus” - Fight for Sight 2017 – co applicant
“Can feedback increase adherence to patching and spectacle wear in amblyopia” - National Eye Research Centre 2013 – co-applicant

Teaching interests

Module Lead:

ORT210 clinical orthoptics
ORT212 Strabismus and Ocular Motility
ORT6003 Eye to Vision

Teaching activities: Undergraduate Admission Tutor

Professional activities and memberships

Member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society
Registered with the Health Profession Council
Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester
Co-Lead for the British & Irish Orthoptic Society Early Career Research Orthoptists network