Mr Thomas Kersey

Ophthalmologist in Farnborough & Surrey

MBBS FRCOphth

GMC: 6027020

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Mr Thomas Kersey is a highly experienced ophthalmologist, with over 20 year's experience, who sees patients in Farnham, Frimley, Esher, Slough and Ascot. His areas of expertise include glaucoma and glaucoma surgery, as well as oculoplastics, cataract surgery and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT).

As well as the aforementioned areas, Mr Kersey offers a wide range of treatments and services, including laser surgery treatments, eyelid procedures, cataract surgery and multifocal and toric intraocular lenses. To date he has completed over 3,000 cataract operations and over 2,500 eyelid surgeries, including cosmetic treatments.

Mr Kersey was awarded an MBBS from the University of London in 2001 and pursued his medical school training at St Bartholomews and the Royal London Hospital. After training in the Oxford region, Mr Kersey completed his higher specialist surgical training on the southwest rotation, where he gained his fellowship to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Mr Kersey is fellowship trained in oculoplastic and glaucoma surgery.

Mr Kersey pursued his first fellowship in oculoplastics and orbital surgery in Auckland, New Zealand. He also underwent a fellowship in glaucoma with Professor Phillip Bloom at the Western and Hillingdon Hospitals in London.

He is the lead glaucoma surgeon at Frimley Park Hospital and also held the role of regional lead for surgical simulation across the Kent, Surrey and Sussex deanery.

Mr Kersey is devoted to research and has had 20 of his scientific published papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He has been invited to speak and given presentations at many national and international meetings.

Furthermore, he is passionate about teaching and has trained several eye surgeons across the span of his career. He also regularly runs regional and national surgical workshops in oculoplastics, glaucoma and cataract surgery

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6027020

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Parkside Private Suite Frimley (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Spire Clarke Park Hospital (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Haig Brown Optometrists (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Parkside Private Suite Heatherwood (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Parkside Private Suite Wexham (present)
• Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon - Frimley NHS Foundation Trust (present)
• Consultant Opthalmic Surgeon - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (Aug 2012 - Aug 2013)
• International Fellowship in Glaucoma, Western Eye Hospital, London (Aug 2011 - Aug 2012)
• International Fellowship in Oculoplastics, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery Greenlane Clinical Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand (July 10 –July 2011)
• Accident and Emergency SHO, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth (Aug 2002 – Feb 2003)
• General Medicine PRHO, Royal United Hospital, Bath (February 2002 - Aug 2002)
• General Surgery PRHO, Southend General Hospital, Southend-on-Sea (Aug 2001 – Feb 2002)

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Sub-specialties

• Micro incision cataract surgery
• Multifocal and toric intraocular lenses
• Glaucoma medical and surgical management including laser surgery (ECP and SLT)
• Oculoplastics
• Emergency ophthalmology
• Oculoplastic surgery
• Refractive surgery
• Solutions
• Cataract surgery
• Glaucoma surgeries
• Routine eye exam
• Baerveldt implants
• Blepharoplasty (eye lid surgery)
• Cyclodiode
• Eye muscle (squint) surgery
• Implantable contact lens (ICL)
• Iridoplasty
• Iridotomy
• Laser eye surgery (LASIK/PRK/LASEK)
• Low vision assessment
• Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
• Minor eyelid procedures,
• Multifocal intraocular lens
• Muscle balance
• Myopia control
• Orbital surgeries
• Ptosis repair
• Retinal laser surgery
• Scleral contact lenses
• Trabeculectomy
• Trabeculoplasty (SLT)
• Tube surgeries
• Urgent eye care
• IStent
• Astigmatism
• Conjunctivitis

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Teaching posts

• Organiser of a Weekly Journal Club: Lunchtime teaching to middle grades/consultants at FPH (2019 - 23)
• Organiser of a Weekly Surgical Video Club: Sessions to middle grades/consultants at FPH (2019 - 23)
• Anatomy Demonstrator, Imperial College, London (Feb 2003 - Aug 2003)

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Education

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) - University of London (2001)

Publications and conferences

• Modi N, Williams O, Swampillai AJ, Waqar S, Park J, Kersey TL, Sleep T. Learning styles and the prospective ophthalmologist. Med Teach. 2014 Oct 21:1-4.
• Swampillai AJ, Waqar S, Park JC, Modi N, Kersey TL, Sleep TJ. The development of a virtual reality training programme for ophthalmology: study must take into account visual acuity and stereopsis. Eye (Lond). 2014 Apr;28(4):503.
• Benzimra JD, Quinn AG, Kersey T, McGrane D, Goss L, Vaidya B. Management of patients in a combined thyroid eye clinic in secondary care. Int Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb;34(1):1-6.
• Spiteri AV, Aggarwal R, Kersey TL, Sira M, Benjamin L, Darzi AW, Bloom PA. Development of a virtual reality training curriculum for phacoemulsification surgery. Eye (Lond). 2014 Jan;28(1):78-84. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.211
• Kersey T, Clement C, Bloom P, Cordeiro F. New Trends in Glaucoma Risk, Management and Treatment. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Apr;137(4):659-68. Review.
• Kersey T, Hart R, Ng S, Rosser P, Sloan B. Titanium mesh orbital adherence syndrome – a series of 10 cases. Accepted for publication Orbit February 2013.
• Kersey TL, Kersey PJW. Movement of Margins in Random Flap Reconstruction. Orbit. 2011 Mar;30(2):88-91
• Park J, Waqar S, Kersey TL, Modi N, Ong C, Sleep T. Assessment of distraction in intra-ocular surgery: Analysis using a virtual reality simulator. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Aug;37(8):1517-22
• Waqar S, Park J, Kersey TL, Modi N, Ong C, Sleep T. Assessment of fatigue in intra-ocular surgery: Analysis using a virtual reality simulator. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan;249(1):77-81
• Kersey TL, Thaller VT. Tie hard 2- an in-vitro comparison of first throw tension holding in twisted v straight-first throws; using Polyglycolic acid (Dexon S), Polyglactin 910 (Coated Vicryl). Orbit. 2010 Aug;29(4):194-6
• Waqar S, Kersey T, Byles D. Night blindness in primary biliary cirrhosis. CMAJ. 2010 Aug 10;182(11):1212
• Kersey T, Roble A - combined phacoemulsification with iStent or endo-cyclodiode - 2 years retrospective outcome to ESCRS Paris 2019 (poster)
• Kersey T, Ali H, Kersey T. Evaluation of ab-interno XenGel implants in the control of intraocular pressure. European Glaucoma Society, Florence (EGS), May 2018 (poster).
• Kersey T, Rosser P. Skin sparing surgery in full thickness lid repair. Presented to ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Poster)
• Kersey T, Hart R. A Fair Exchange – Displacement volume of normal globes received via eye bank. ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Poster)
• Kersey T, Craig J, Sloan B. Blood, Sweat and Tears – tearfilm stability after Hughes flap reconstruction. ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Poster)
• Kersey T, Hart R. Skin sparing reconstruction: a porcine demonstration of skin loss with different periocular reconstruction flaps. ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Presentation)
• Kersey T, Hart R, Ng S, Rosser P, Sloan B. Titanium mesh orbital adherence syndrome – a series of cases. ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Presentation)
• Kersey T, Rosser P. The true internal canthopexy – an elegant solution to lid tightening. ESOPRS, Italy 2011 (Presentation)
• Kersey T, Evans N. Developing a diabetic eye screening service in rural India; a partnership between a UK teaching hospital and an Indian district general hospital. ESCRS, Spain 2009 (Presentation)

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Prizes and awards

• Fellowship to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship, Auckland, New Zealand
• Glaucoma Fellowship, Western Eye Hospital, London, UK
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists Dorey Bequest and Sir William Lister Travel Award (2008)
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists Treacher Collins Prize (2006)
• British Oculoplastic Surgical Society, Best Poster Prize (2004)
• Southwest Ophthalmic Society, Best Poster Prize (2004)
• Southwest Paediatric Society, Best Poster Prize

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Professional membership

• British Oculoplastic Surgical Society (BOPSS)
• UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS)
• UK and Ireland Society of Glaucoma Surgeons (UKEGS)
• Royal College of Ophthalmology (RCOPHTH)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

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Languages spoken

English