Research
Research: Visual Disease treatment and rehabilitation, Brain plasticity, Brain and visual disorders - Clinical Neuroscience
Some Published Papers
A comparison of reading in people with simulated and actual central vision loss, with static text, horizontally-scrolling text and rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). Akthar, Farah; Harvey, Hannah; Subramanian, Ahalya ; Liversedge, Simon ; Walker, Robin.
In: Journal of Vision, 20.09.2021.
Reductions in primary visual cortex volume in patients receiving long-term treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Open Access: Rachel Woodall; Farah Akthar; Richard P. Gale; Andre Gouws; Martin Scott; Edward Silson; Kerry Bell;Mason Wells; Aaron Wright; Sophie Waterson; Heidi Baseler; Antony Morland
COVIDSurg Collaborative (including Akthar F), GlobalSurg Collaborative "SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Venous Thromboembolism After Surgery: An International Prospective Cohort Study" Journal of Anaesthesia 2021
OVIDSurg Collaborative (including Akthar F), GlobalSurg Collaborative "Effects of Pre-Operative Isolation on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications After Elective Surgery: An International Prospective Cohort Study" Journal of Anaesthesia 2021
COVIDSurg Collaborative (including Akthar F), GlobalSurg Collaborative "SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Modelling for Safe Surgery to Save Lives: Data from An International Prospective Cohort Study " British Journal of Surgery 2021 Mar 24; 1–8.
COVIDSurg Collaborative (including Akthar F), GlobalSurg Collaborative "Timing of Surgery Following SARS-Cov-2 Infection: An International Prospective Cohort Study" Journal of Anaesthesia 2021 Mar 9.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Akthar, F. & Walker, R. (Under review, 2024). Perceptual learning with scrolling text improves reading comprehension in participants with macular degeneration.