Jeff Locke

BSc, MSc, OC(C), COMT, Assistant Professor

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Email: Jeff.Locke@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 470-8326
Mailing Address: 
IWK Health Centre
5850 University Avenue, 6th Floor
P.O.Box 9700, Halifax, NS
B3K 6R8
 

Clinical Appointments

  • Orthoptist/Ophthalmic Medical Technologist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax NS
  • Visual Electrophysiology Team Lead, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS

Education

  • BSc Biology & Chemistry (Honours), Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS, 2011
  • Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist, JCAHPO, 2014
  • MSc in Clinical Vision Science, Dalhousie University, 2018
  • PhD Candidate (Biology), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 2022-Present

Current Teaching

Research Interests & Activities

Jeff’s research interests are focused on applications of visual electrodiagnostic and psychomotor testing techniques in inherited and acquired conditions affecting the visual system. Jeff serves as a committee member for MSc students in the Clinical Vision Science program. 

Jeff's current research spans basic science and clinical investigations within:

  • Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs)
  • Optic neuropathies 
  • Machine learning applications within:
  • Electrodiagnostic testing
  • Ophthalmic photography