BIOSKETCHDr Nonkululeko Gcabashe holds both a Bachelor of Optometry (2003), Master of Optometry degree (2016) and her PhD (2024) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She graduated with an undergraduate degree with an ocular diagnosis. She completed a research master’s in Optometry in 2016, which investigated the corneal parameters amongst the Black Population in Durban, South Africa.
She completed a Doctor of Philosophy (Optometry) degree in 2024, which was on the development of a framework for keratoconus management in the public sector in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She has served in various administrative capacities in the optometry department. She has lectured in the area of introduction to optometry, contact lenses, clinical techniques I and II and research methods for over ten years.
RESEARCH INTERESTSHer areas of research interest include keratoconus diagnosis and management, optometry education, public health system and public health policy, contact lenses, and research methodology. She is currently a lecturer in the discipline of Optometry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville campus.
LIST OF PUBLICATION• Mashige KP, Oduntan OA, Gcabashe NM. Short-term variation of central corneal thickness measurements in keratoconus using the Tono-Pachymeter NT530P (Tonopachy™). S Afr Optom 2012 71(3) 102-108. https://doi.org/10.4102/aveh.v71i3.77
• Govender R, Seedat ZY, Ramdass A, Hansraj R, Gcabashe NM. The effect of oxybuprocaine on corneal thickness as measured with optical coherence tomography. African Vision and Eye Health. 2016; 75( 1): 1-5
• Cuppusamy P, Makhanya N, Methula M, Essop KM, Sibisi D, Wohabally N, Gcabashe N, Rampersad N. Retinal nerve fibre layer and ganglion cell complex thickness in patients with keratoconus. African Vision and Eye Health. 2018;77(1):1-8
• Deonarain S, Motala A, Mthembu T, Nxele N, Phakathi T, Gcabashe N, Rampersad N. Macular thicknesses in patients with keratoconus: An optical coherence tomography study. Afr Vision Eye Health. 2019;78(1), a482
• Rupnarain S, Madlala N, Memela N, Ngcobo S, Shabalala N, Simjee N, Gcabashe N, Rampersad N. Clinical characteristics of keratoconus patients at the University of KwaZulu-Natal eye clinic. Afr Vision Eye Health. 2020;79(1), a528.
• Hoosen T, Mitha F, Narothan C, Ramcharan K, Zinyembe F, Gcabashe N, Rampersad N. Effect of induced blur on distance visual function. AfrVision Eye Health. 2020;79(1), a575.
• Opoku-Yamoah V, Rampersad N, Gcabashe NM. Magnitude and causes of visual impairment amongst school children in the Bono Region of Ghana. Afr Vision Eye Health. 2021;80(1), a578.
• Gcabashe N, Moodley VR, Hansraj R. Keratoconus management at public sector facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Practitioner perspectives. Afr Vision Eye Health. 2022;81(1), a698
• Gcabashe NM, Moodley VR, Hansraj R. Prevalence and clinical profile of keratoconus in patients presenting at a provincial hospital in KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa: A case study. J Public Health Afr. 2023 Oct 1;14(9):2356.
• Rampersad N, Gcabashe N, Chetty D, Dubazane FS, Lafitte C, Ndwandwe Z, Rauff FZ, Sibiya P, Tembe A. Teaching Style Preferences and Online Teaching Practices of Optometry Teachers During COVID-19: A Preliminary Study. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2024;15:15-24
• Chetty D, Dubazane FS , Lafitte C, Ndwandwe Z, Rauff F, Sibiya P, Tembe A, Gcabashe ,. Rampersad N. Learning style preferences in an undergraduate optometry programme in South Africa. AJHPE. 2024;16(1):2-6
• Chetty D, Dubazane FS, Lafitte C, Ndwandwe Z, Rauff F, Sibiya P, Tembe A, Gcabashe N, Rampersad N. Experiences and Attitudes of Optometry Students Regarding Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2024;49(2):25-32
