Claire Howard PhD

Dr. Claire Howard is a neuro/stroke specialist research orthoptist based at Salford Royal hospital, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). She holds a clinical research fellow position within the centre for clinical and care research within the NCA. She completed an NIHR Clinical Doctorate Research fellowship in 2020 in collaboration with the VISION research unit at University of Liverpool. Her research explored how people adapt to loss of peripheral vision after stroke. She has over 20 years' experience in assessing and treating post-stroke visual impairment in both acute and community settings. She currently holds a place on the HEE / NIHR post-doctoral bridging scheme where she is continuing her research into visual loss after brain injury.