Summary
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Shalini Raja

United Kingdom

Summary

Public health graduate with an MSc in Global Public Health and a BSc in Optometry, with experience in vision therapy, patient assessment, and community health initiatives. Skilled in health promotion, disease prevention, early screening programs, and supporting multidisciplinary teams. Experienced in delivering public health interventions, patient education, and evidence-based care, with a strong commitment to improving population health and reducing health inequalities.

Work history

Public Health & community Engagement Experience

Public Health Centre

Participated in community vision screening programmes during academic training.

• Supported public health eye screening camps in schools including mainstream and special education schools.

• Contributed to community outreach initiatives aimed at early detection of visual impairment among children.

• Assisted in Public Health Centre (PHC) outreach camps providing basic vision screening and eye health education.

• Participated in rural cataract screening camps helping identify patients requiring specialist ophthalmic care.

• Promoted awareness of eye health, hygiene practices and preventive vision care within community settings.

Vision Therapist

Vision Therapy & Rehabilitation Centre

• Performed comprehensive eye examinations and contact lens fittings while educating patients on eye health and prevention of visual disorders.

• Supported ophthalmologists by accurately transcribing prescriptions and advising patients on lenses and frames.

• Assisted more than 20 patients daily with eye assessments, adjustments and followup consultations.

• Collaborated with a team of healthcare professionals to manage patient flow, scheduling and clinical documentation.

• Educated patients on vision hygiene, eye exercises and the importance of regular eye examinations.

• Used diagnostic equipment including phoropters, synoptophore and ophthalmoscope to evaluate vision and ocular health.

• Conducted binocular vision evaluations assessing oculomotor skills, stereo acuity and eye coordination.

• Developed personalised vision therapy programmes to improve eye movement and reduce visual strain.

• Worked with patients with neurological and developmental conditions including CVI, autism, stroke and Down syndrome.

• Diagnosed and supported treatment planning for amblyopia, diplopia, suppression and other visual impairments.

• Promoted preventative eye health practices which align with wider public health objectives.

Education

Master of global Public Health -

Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Bachelor of Science - Optometry

SRM University

Skills

  • Health promotion and patient education
  • Community health screening and outreach
  • Epidemiology and data analysis (Excel/SPSS)
  • Evidence-based public health practice
  • Clinical assessment and vision therapy
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration
  • Communication and counselling skills
  • Organising health programmes or projects

Community & Public Health Activities

  • Attended school vision screening camps for normal and special-needs children
  • Participated in rural Public Health Centre (PHC) outreach camps
  • Assisted in cataract eye-screening camps in underserved communities
  • Promoted preventive eye care and health education among community members

Reference

Ms. Vidusciya Ravindrakumar Bsc Optom, MCOptom – Director of  Davenham and Reed Opticians Email: info@davenhamandreed.com Address: 132 Station Road, Edgware, HA2 7AA Contact: 07895513128

Dr. Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan, BSc., M.Phil., PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Optometry SRM Medical College of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India Mobile: +91 98841 81140

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.

Timeline

Public Health & community Engagement Experience

Public Health Centre

Vision Therapist

Vision Therapy & Rehabilitation Centre

Master of global Public Health -

Anglia Ruskin University

Bachelor of Science - Optometry

SRM University
Shalini Raja