Mr Robert J. Morris
BSc(Hons), MB BS (Hons), MRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

Rob Morris trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London graduating with Honours in his final examinations. Prior to pursuing his chosen career in ophthalmology he trained in General Medicine in London obtaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

He completed his post-graduate ophthalmic training at the renowned units in Oxford Eye Hospital and London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital. He also spent a year at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, one of the United States top 5 training programmes.

An accredited Consultant within the National Health Service, Rob has held a position of Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Southampton General Hospital since 1991. Within the NHS, he has a high volume cataract surgery practice and has performed over 7,500 cataract procedures. He has an interest in squint surgery and is recognised as a national expert in this field. He is also heavily involved in training junior doctors in surgery.

In addition to his NHS work, Rob manages a successful independent private practice. He first carried out laser vision correction (PRK) in 1994 and has been constantly updating his training to keep abreast with the latest in refractive technology. Already experienced in LASIK and LASEK, in 2002, he was further accredited by VISX at Moorfields to perform Wavefront treatments and this technology now forms an integral part of the refractive service offered in his practice.

As laser vision correction cannot be used to treat presbyopia, Rob returned to the USA for further expert training in this specialised area and now has considerable expertise in presbyopic lens exchange. He has been invited to lecture alongside the world leaders in presbyopic lens exchange at international meetings and is now involved in training courses for other surgeons.

Other roles include Chairman of the Wessex Deanery Education Committee responsible for the supervision of trainee ophthalmologists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists Regional Advisor for Ophthalmology in Wessex Region. Rob has lectured and presented papers nationally and internationally on cataract, refractive and strabismus surgery and published over 35 papers in peer review journals.

Rob recently founded Grange Eye Consultants to manage the increasing demand for more complex refractive surgery. Grange Eye Consultants has since expanded with service provided across 4 private hospitals in Hampshire and Somerset.

Qualifications and Awards

• Registered with the General Medical Council as a Specialist in Ophthalmology
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists
• Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
• Member of the American Association of Paediatric Ophthalmologists and Strabismologists
• Member of the International Strabismus Association