Victoria studied at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 2013. She has over 10 years of experience in paediatric and adult strabismus. She has a specialist interest in visual disorders/visual rehabilitation following stroke, complex strabismus and paediatric visual development.
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She started her career in East Suffolk & North Essex Trust where she was first became interested in stroke rehabilitation. She further developed her career in paediatrics at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. Her passion to support stroke survivors then led her to Mid South Essex Hospital to develop the Orthoptic Stroke Service, providing a seamless inpatient and outpatient service for stroke survivors with visual abnormalities to improve their quality of life. She has now resides at Royal Free Hospital, improving stroke rehabilitation within ophthalmology, leading a team of Orthoptists in paediatric and adult strabismus and research lead. Her vast orthoptic knowledge has enabled her to become a Clinical Tutor Lead for undergraduate orthoptic and optometry students.
Ms Tang accepts orthoptic referrals from all consultant ophthalmologists, neurologists, hospital paediatricians, community paediatricians, developmental paediatricians, community orthoptists, General Practitioners (GP) and optometrists. It is recommended that self-referrals first get a letter from their GP or a referring medical professional.
QUALIFICATIONS
BMedSci (Hons) Orthoptics, University of Sheffield
Masters Module in Stroke, University of Sheffield
Master Module in Low Vision, University of Sheffield
MEMBERSHIP
British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS). Membership number: 001722
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Membership number: OR06050
EXPERIENCE
Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust/ Lead Orthoptist
January 2022 – Present. Hampstead, London.
Royal Free South Site Lead Orthoptist
Leading the Orthoptic stroke service
Research Orthoptist
Managing a team of Orthoptist and Ophthalmic technicians
Triaging oculoplastics, paediatric ophthalmology, adult strabismus, and neuro-ophthalmology clinics
Pre and post operative strabismus measurements
Specialist in binocular vision, paediatric ophthalmology, complex strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology
Teaching and supervising new members of staff
Clinical tutor to undergraduate Orthoptic students and pre-registration optometrists
Mid South Essex NHS Hospital Trust/ Senior Specialist Orthoptist
August 2018 – January 2022. Chelmsford, Essex.
Diagnosing and managing amblyopia patients on a day to day basis
Managing adult and paediatric patients of double vision and aid in investigation for neurological and mechanical cases
In depth understanding of surgical intervention for concomitant and incomitant strabismus and performing additional assessments when necessary
Interpreting and documenting nystagmus
Assisting in maxillofacial cases, aiding their management if there is extraocular muscle entrapment
Triaging urgent and non urgent cases
Stroke lead – developing an orthoptic led stroke service, inpatient and outpatient pathway
Teaching and supervising junior members of staff
Auditing clinic data to improve existing services within orthoptics and ophthalmology
Presenting audit data and teaching presentations
Experience in the use of Humphrey visual field analyser
Experience in the use of Heidelberg optical coherence tomography
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust / Specialist Orthoptist
August 2017 – August 2018, Holborn, London.
Experience in specialised paediatric clinics including; congenital cataract, concomitant and incomitant strabismus, paediatric neuro-ophthalmology, complex nystagmus, epilepsy, genetic retinal
isease, cerebral vision impairment and oculoplastics
Experience in the use of Heidelberg optical coherence tomography in complex paediatric patients
Experience in the use of an Optos imager
Experience in the use of an Octopus perimetry
Accurately assessing and diagnosing visual acuity and binocularity in paediatric patients with systemic disorders
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust / Specialist Orthoptist
January 2014 – August 2017, Colchester, Essex.
Accurately assessing and managing visual acuity in all amblyopic patients
Diagnosing and managing adult ocular motility
Experience in special educational need clinics
Diagnosing and managing stroke patients in outpatient clinics
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