Professor Bruce Evans
BSc (Hons)
PhD FCOptom FAAO FEAOO FBCLA DipCLP DipOrth
Professional Background
Bruce
Evans studied optometry as an undergraduate at City University and was
registered as an optometrist in 1984. He attained the Diploma in Contact Lens
Practice of the British College of Optometrists (C. Optom.) in 1987 and was
awarded a College of Optometrists Scholarship to study Visual Factors in
Dyslexia with Dr Neville Drasdo at Aston University in 1988. He was awarded a PhD for this work in 1991
and gained Fellowship of the College of Optometrists in 1996 and Fellowship of
the British Contact Lens Association in 2006. In 2022 he was invited to be a
Life Fellow of the College of Optometrists “in recognition of the outstanding
contribution you have made to the optometric profession”.
In 1991 Dr Evans was
appointed as Research Fellow, in 1993 a Senior Lecturer, and in 1998 as
Director of Research at the Institute of Optometry in London. Dr Evans has held
posts as visiting lecturer in orthoptics to Aston University, visiting lecturer
to the City University, and examiner for the C. Optom. Since 2001, he has been
Visiting Professor to the Division of Optometry and Visual Sciences at City,
University of London. Since 2008 Professor Evans has been a Visiting Professor
of Optometry at London South Bank University.
He has lectured and
published extensively and his first book, Pickwell’s
Binocular Vision Anomalies, Third Edition, was published in 1997, with the
sixth edition published in 2021. Another book by Professor Evans, on Dyslexia
and Vision (2001, Whurr publishers), is aimed at members of the public,
teachers, and eyecare professionals and has been met with critical acclaim. In
2010 he co-authored a book on Vision and
Reading Difficulties for eyecare professionals and the latest edition of
this book was published in 2022. Professor Evans has
published over 270 articles.
Research
From
1998-2023 Professor Evans was Director of Research at the Institute of Optometry in London. He is
currently Visiting Professor to City St George’s, University of London and to
London South Bank University. His
main areas of research are myopia control, binocular vision (orthoptics),
contact lenses, visual factors in dyslexia, and glaucoma. In 2021, in a new Global
Optometrist Top 200 Research Ranking, Professor Evans was listed in the top 100
optometric researchers worldwide. Details of his research, presentations, and publications can be found on
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce_Evans
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vision research of interest to eyecare practitioners
Clinical
Professor
Evans practices at an independent optometric practice in Brentwood, Essex.
Detail can be found by clicking on Practice details.
Contact details
E-mail address
Please send
email enquiries to Prof Evans’ PA, Lesley Barnett (lesley@cmt-optometrists.co.uk).
Web address
Practice address
Cole Martin Tregaskis Optometrists
23 Shenfield Road
Brentwood
Essex, CM15 8AG
Phone: 01277 211164
Fax: 01277 213312
Research address
The Institute of Optometry
56-62 Newington Causeway
London, SE1 6DS
Phone: 020 7234 9657
Fax: 020 7423 8007
Lecturing
Professor Evans has delivered over 300 invited lectures in many countries. For details of his lecturing activities, click on Lecturing.
If you have heard a lecture by Bruce Evans and would like to
download the handout then please look for this in ResearchGate.
Expert witness and consultancy
For details of Professor Evans’ expert witness and current availability for new cases, please see Expert witness and consultancy. Professor Evans provides expert witness work and consultancy through Evans Optometric Consultancy Ltd.
Last revised: October 2024