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Mr Jack Gormley is a full time NHS
Consultant in York Teaching Hospitals where he leads the Corneal and Refractive
service. He is transforming the corneal transplant service and has initiated
the use of DMEK; a ground breaking transplant technique to give rapid visual
recovery to patients with corneal disease. Jack has initiated and established a
refractive laser service for York Teaching Hospitals by partnering with St
James's Laser vision, Leeds, using his expertise and network to improve patient
care across the region. He has completed thousands of cataract, laser eye and refractive procedures.

Jack Gormley is a member of the Royal
College of Ophthalmologists' prestigious Microsurgical Skills Teaching Faculty
and enjoys being actively involved in the teaching and training of other
surgeons.

Training:

Jack Gormley qualified from the University
of Leeds in 2009 with honours and was awarded the West Riding Prize for
graduating top of his year. He went on to gain a competitive position completing
8 years of speciality ophthalmology training. Since 2017 Jack has focussed exclusively on corneal and refractive surgery,
completing a fellowship at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and St James's Laser Vision.
During this time he was awarded a Certificate in Laser and Refractive surgery
by the Royal College of Ophthalmology. Jack went on to undertake a prestigious
year-long fellowship in Corneal and Refractive Surgery with Professor David
O'Brart in St Thomas's Hospital, London, the birthplace of modern cataract
surgery.

Research:

Jack Gormley has published numerous academic
research papers in a range of subjects including modernising cataract surgery in the NHS; the impact of cataract surgery on dry
eye disease; and the effect of Covid-19 on cataract surgery. He has presented his work internationally
including at a leading vision science conference. Jack is also interested in
global ophthalmology having worked in Malawi, Africa running a research study
in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Liverpool.

Qualifications:

Jack Gormley is registered as a specialist in Ophthalmology
with the General Medical Council, and is a fellow of the Royal College of
Ophthalmologists. He has completed further training in certification in Laser and refractive surgery obtaining the Certificate of Laser and Refractive surgery from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a Post Graduate Diploma in Refractive surgery from the University of Ulster.