MB ChB FRANZCO
Jesse returned home to Wellington from overseas fellowship training in 2015 as a consultant ophthalmologist. He is a general ophthalmologist with specialist expertise in cataract surgery, glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours (First Class), University of Otago, 2003
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Distinction), University of Otago, 2005
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, 2015
Post Graduate and Fellowship Training
Fred Hollows Foundation, Nepal, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, 2013
Neuro-Ophthalmology Research Fellow, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, USA, 2013
Senior Clinical Fellow in Glaucoma, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, 2014-2015
Memberships
Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society
Positions held
Consultant ophthalmologist, Capital & Coast District Health Board
Senior clinical lecturer, University of Otago Wellington
Visiting lecturer, Australian College of Optometry
Board member, CPD Committee and Younger Fellows Committee, RANZCO
Board member, Capital Vision Research Trust
Board member, Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas
Jesse is an academic doctor, regularly involved in teaching. His particular interest is the optic nerve pathophysiology that links and differentiates glaucoma and other optic nerve disorders. He is developing collaborative projects to create new devices for research here in Wellington, and planning interesting new trials.
Jesse also has an interest in managing eye diseases across different populations. In New Zealand he is exploring new online systems for enhancing collaborative care and virtual clinics, to improve quality and efficiency in the patient pathway.
Jesse has experience in global ophthalmology, including the small incision manual cataract operation, and he continues outreach trips to Pacific countries with the Pacific Eye Institute (supported by Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand) and Volunteer Ophthalmic Services Overseas. These outreach trips are coordinated to support a long-term vision for developing a sustainable permanent eye care service in Pacific nations.