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Jignasa Mehta

Dr Jignasa Mehta
BSc(Hons) Orthoptics, MRes, PhD

Professional Lead-Orthoptics, Senior Lecturer
School of AHPs and Nursing

Contact

Jigs@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)7 387 520500

Research outputs

Selected research outputs

  1. Strategies to support safe wandering in care homes for older adults - what works, for whom, and in which circumstances?: A realist synthesis. (Journal article - 2026)
  2. Health professional perspectives on vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a focus group study (Preprint - 2025)
  3. Development of a core outcome set for patients with epiretinal membranes: a Delphi consensus study. (Journal article - 2025)
  4. Evaluation of a novel interactive virtual reality environment for mindfulness skills training (Journal article - 2025)
  5. Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review. (Journal article - 2025)
  6. The importance of assessing vision in falls management: A narrative review. (Journal article - 2025)
  7. A virtual reality environment for supporting mental wellbeing of students on remote clinical placement: A multi-methods evaluation. (Journal article - 2024)
  8. The impact of smartphone use on accommodative functions: pilot study (Journal article - 2023)
  9. Visual risk factors for falls in older adults: a case-control study (Journal article - 2022)
  10. Visual Risk Factors for Falls in Older Adults: A Case-Control Study (Preprint - 2021)
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2026

Strategies to support safe wandering in care homes for older adults - what works, for whom, and in which circumstances?: A realist synthesis.

Hock, E. S., Waters-Harvey, B., Griffiths, A. W., Fisher, E., Backhouse, T., Cunha, I., . . . Cherry, M. G. (2026). Strategies to support safe wandering in care homes for older adults - what works, for whom, and in which circumstances?: A realist synthesis.. International journal of nursing studies, 176, 105347. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105347

DOI
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105347
Journal article

3705 Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review

Baig, A., Radford, K., Cowley, A., Mehta, J., Gordon, A., Christian, J., . . . Self, E. (2026). 3705 Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review. Age and Ageing, 55(Supplement_1). doi:10.1093/ageing/afaf368.124

DOI
10.1093/ageing/afaf368.124
Journal article

2025

Health professional perspectives on vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a focus group study

DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-8425555/v1
Preprint

Pushing the Boundaries of Orthoptic Services Advancing Clinical Practice Neuroophthalmology

Mehta, J., & Adeoye, J. (2025). Pushing the Boundaries of Orthoptic Services Advancing Clinical Practice Neuroophthalmology. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved from https://eso-conferences.com/eso2025/

Presentation material

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2016

Feasability of the saccadometer to detect saccadic performance across different age groups in a normal population.

Mehta, J., & Newsham, D. (2016, June 27). Feasability of the saccadometer to detect saccadic performance across different age groups in a normal population.. In XIIIth International Orthoptic Congress. Rotterdam.

Conference Paper

2012

Value of contrast sensitivity and near vision in evaluating radiographic images

Mehta, J., & Newsham, D. (2012). Value of contrast sensitivity and near vision in evaluating radiographic images. In Transactions of the XII International Orthoptic Congress Vol. 1 (pp. 175).

Conference Paper

2011

Long-term access to support for people with sight loss

Thetford, C., Robinson, J., Knox, P., Mehta, J., & Wong, D. (2011). Long-term access to support for people with sight loss. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 29(1), 46-59. doi:10.1177/0264619610387889

DOI
10.1177/0264619610387889
Journal article

2010

Perception of tilt following counter-rotation surgery

Mehta, J., Farnell, D. J. J., Stappler, T., Liazos, E., & Wong, D. (2010). Perception of tilt following counter-rotation surgery. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 38(3), 284-291. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02235.x

DOI
10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02235.x
Journal article

Accommodative Facility: Normative Values and Its Relation to Binocular Functions

Mehta, J., & Newsham, D. (2010). Accommodative Facility: Normative Values and Its Relation to Binocular Functions. In Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci Vol. 51 (pp. 802).

Conference Paper

2008

Macular translocation surgery: computer simulation of visual perception

Wong, D., Liazos, S., Mehta, J., & Farnell, D. J. J. (2008). Macular translocation surgery: computer simulation of visual perception. GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, 246(6), 831-836. doi:10.1007/s00417-008-0771-1

DOI
10.1007/s00417-008-0771-1
Journal article

Final report for Thomas Pocklington Trust: the changing needs of people with sight loss.

Thetford, C., Robinson, J., Mehta, J., Knox, P. C., & Wong, D. (2008). Final report for Thomas Pocklington Trust: the changing needs of people with sight loss.. Liverpool: HaCCRU/University of Liverpool.

Report

Motility changes measured with video recordings following macular relocation surgery and counter-rotation surgery for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Mehta, J. V., Knox, P. C., & Wong, D. (2008). Motility changes measured with video recordings following macular relocation surgery and counter-rotation surgery for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Transactions, XIth International Orthoptic Congress, 1, 315.

Journal article

2007

A pilot study of ocular symptoms experienced by visual display unit users

Mehta, J., & O’Connor, A. R. (2007). A pilot study of ocular symptoms experienced by visual display unit users. British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 4(0), 70. doi:10.22599/bioj.216

DOI
10.22599/bioj.216
Journal article

2006

Binocular control following macular relocation surgery for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Mehta, J. V., Wong, D. W., Wylie, J., & Young, B. J. (2006). Binocular control following macular relocation surgery for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47, 2168.

Journal article

Comparison of Two vs Four Muscle Counter-Rotation Surgery Following Macular Translocation With 360o Retinotomy (MT360)

Young, B. J., Wylie, J. M., Wong, D., Liazos, S., & Mehta, J. V. (2006). Comparison of Two vs Four Muscle Counter-Rotation Surgery Following Macular Translocation With 360o Retinotomy (MT360). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47, 2478.

Journal article

2004

Tilt and ocular motility measures following macular relocation and counter-rotation surgery.

Mehta, J. V., & Wong, D. W. (2004). Tilt and ocular motility measures following macular relocation and counter-rotation surgery.. In Xth International Orthoptic Congress (pp. 451-454). Melbourne: International Orthoptic Association.

Conference Paper

2003

'Macular translocation for a patient with age-related macular degeneration'.

Wylie, J. M., Young, B. J., Mehta, J. V., & Wong, D. (2003). 'Macular translocation for a patient with age-related macular degeneration'.. British Orthoptic Journal, 60, 57-61.

Journal article

'The orthoptic slant on patients undergoing macular translocation'.

Mehta, J., Wong, D., Wylie, J. M., & Young, B. J. (2003). 'The orthoptic slant on patients undergoing macular translocation'.. British Orthoptic Journal, 60, 28-33.

Journal article