James P Kersey
James P Kersey

About me

Profile:

I graduated from Cambridge University in 1994 and the Royal London Medical School in 1997.  I completed my Registrar Training in Cambridge and Norwich before undertaking a Specialist Fellowship in Paediatric Opthalmology and Adult Strabismus in Vancouver, Canada.

 

I was appointed to a Consultant post at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital in February 2008.

 

I have undertaken six months further training in Neuro-Opthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

 

Research:

I have published peer-review papers on improving outcomes for Cataract Surgery, Toric-intraocular lenses and Squint surgery techniques. My current area of interest is in the use of Cataract surgery to make patients less dependant on glasses.

 

Member of:

  • Royal College of Opthalmologists (Fellow)
  • British Isles Paediatric Opthalmology and Strabismus Association (BIPOSA)
  • United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
  • European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

 

Other Roles:

Cataract Trainer and Education Supervisor at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital

College Tutor, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital (2009-12)

Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology 2024 to date

News

Bournemouth Nuffield Team at Laser Eye Surgery training day

New Cataract training simulator at Bournemouth

Through generous funding from The Friends of Bournemouth Eye Unit and local; charitable donations, we have managed to secure the purchase of a new virtual reality cataract simulator in 2024. This state of the art training simulator will enhance the experience of both trainees and patients while young ophthalmologists learn to perform cataract surgery.

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