Contact information
Research groups
Collaborators
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Robert MacLaren
Professor of Ophthalmology
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Jasmina Kapetanovic
MRC Clinician Scientist and Consultant Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
Laura Taylor
BSc (Hons) PgCert MCOptom
Specialist Research Optometrist
Laura is a specialist optometrist who is assisting Professor Robert MacLaren and Dr Jasmina Kapetanovic with their groundbreaking clinical research in gene therapy.
After graduating in Optometry BSc(Hons) from Cardiff University, Laura completed her training with the College of Optometrists and became fully qualified in 2013. Since then Laura has worked in a number of community practices ranging from larger multiples to smaller independents, gaining a wide range of experience. During this time Laura undertook further postgraduate study via Cardiff University and completed the College of Optometrist Professional Certificates in Medical Retina, Low Vision and Glaucoma. Laura has also completed a PgCert in Genomic Medicine at Imperial College London.
As well as working on the front line of ongoing gene therapy clinical trials, Laura is looking to develop innovative ways to assess visual function to help quantify the results of such trials.
Recent publications
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Exploring standard and low luminance visual acuity and the Moorfields Acuity Chart as outcome measures in inherited retinal disease
Journal article
Taylor LJ. et al, (2025), Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
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Low-luminance visual acuity and low-luminance deficit: optimising measurement and analysis
Journal article
Forte G. et al, (2025), Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1 - 7
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XOLARIS: A 24-Month, Prospective, Natural History Study of 201 Participants with Retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase Regulator-Associated X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa
Journal article
MacLaren RE. et al, (2025), Ophthalmology Science, 5, 100595 - 100595
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Exploring Scotopic Microperimetry as an Outcome Measure in Choroideremia
Journal article
Taylor LJ. et al, (2024), Translational Vision Science & Technology, 13, 29 - 29
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A novel frameshift variant in LAMP2 gene mimicking choroideremia carrier retinopathy
Journal article
Narayan A. et al, (2024), Ophthalmic Genetics, 1 - 8
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Visual Function Measurements in Eyes With Diabetic Retinopathy: An Expert Opinion on Available Measures
Journal article
Glassman AR. et al, (2024), Ophthalmology Science, 4, 100519 - 100519