Birte Bay

Birte Bay is an optometrist and PhD fellow at the Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, and the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. 

Her background combines clinical experience in refractive surgery and visual electrophysiology with research into the effects of optical rehabilitation and the readability of typefaces for people with age-related eye diseases. 

Her current research focuses on undetected vision loss among older adults receiving municipal home care, including home-based vision assessment and barriers to accessing eye care. 

Alongside this work, Birte contributes to university teaching, external examination, clinical guideline development, and professional and research committees in eye care.