AMRITHA VIJAYAN VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR LEKSHMI DEVI

To enter an energetic platform,ideally in a stable position where my education ,skills and experience in the field of Optometry can be utilised and developed and hopefully further my carreer opportunities.Friendly and motivated MSc Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Research student at Glasgow Caledonian University with over 6 years of professional experience in eye care. Skilled in optical dispensing, eyewear fitting, and customer service. Seeking part-time opportunities in optical retail to apply strong interpersonal skills and optical knowledge while pursuing postgraduate studies.

• Presented Paper and Won First Prize for the Best Oral Paper Presentation on “ Low Vision Awareness Among the School Going Children” in the National Conference on “OPT-TREAT”- Treatment Trend in Optometry organized by Department of Optometry,VIMS Hospital held at Vinayaka Mission Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospital ,Salem on 23rd March 2019.
• Presented an e-poster titled “Comparative Study on Patient Comfort, Ease of Use, and Time Efficiency Between Heidelberg Spectralis and SS-Intalight Dream OCT Systems in a Clinical Setting” at the EIVOC Conference, organized by Sankara Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Chennai, held at Chennai Trade Centre (15–17 August 2025).

• Worked on Research paper External limiting membrane angle as a composite predictive index for post-operative ELM closure in full thickness macular holes. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.258,2603-2609(2020).
• Worked as an imaging coordinator and resource person for a multicentric clinical trial conducted at Chaithanya Eye Hospital - A Double Masked, Parallel Group, Randomized Multicenter, Clinical study to Compare Efficacy and Safety of Intas Ranibizumab with Lucentis in Patients with Neovascular (Wet) Age –Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

• Interactive Course on Effective Literature Review using Al in Health Science Research (ORCS & PRIZMATIC VISIONARY SOLUTIONS)
• Al Prompts for Research Proposal Writing (ORCS)
• Member of Vision Science Academy (MVSA,LONDON)
• Member of Optometry Confederation of India (OCI)

I am available for up to 20 hours per week on top of my studies and have a flexible schedule especially on nights, weekends and bank holidays.