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Mr. Arthur B. Cummings, MD, FRCSED, PCEO, FWCRS

Mr. Arthur B. Cummings, MD, FRCSED, PCEO, FWCRS

Wellington Eye Clinic
Medical Director, Consultant Ophthalmologist

Beacon Court, Level 2
Ste 36 Beacon Hall
Sandyford
Dublin, D18 T8P3
Ireland


About

I am passionate about transforming people’s lives by transforming the way that they see. Why rent your vision when you can own it? Consultant Ophthalmologist since 1994. Specialist Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon 1994 - 1998. University of Pretoria, South Africa. Specialist Cataract & Refractive Surgeon since 1998. Dublin, Ireland. Dedicated ophthalmologist cataract and refractive surgeon who enjoys his work and doing his best for his patients. Stimulated by research and technology. Involved in clinical studies as a medical investigator in various roles including laser refractive surgery, corneal cross-linking, cataract surgery, new IOLs and IOL power calculations. Chief medical editor of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe. Reviewer for numerous peer review journals including the Journal of Refractive Surgery and the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Past President of the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS). Author of the Wellington nomogram used on the WaveLight Excimer laser. Contributed more than 15 chapters to various textbooks and co-edited 2 textbooks, one on Corneal Cross-linking and the other on Customised Laser Vision Correction. Presented more than 500 lectures at international conferences and published over 150 articles in trade journals and peer-reviewed journals. Co-founder and trustee of the World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences and serves on their board of directors. Non-Executive Director of Alcon since April 2019 when Alcon spun off from Novartis. Member of the Medical Advisory Board of more than 10 Ophthalmic companies. In recognition of his contribution to ophthalmology in general, he appeared on The Ophthalmologist's Top 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologists Power List in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. Recipient of named awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), the Indian Intra Ocular Implant and Refractive Society of India (IIRSI), the South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (SASCRS) and the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS).

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