Mr Stuart J McGimpsey

Mr Stuart McGimpsey is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon with over 15 years of consultancy experience. He is a general ophthalmologist performing treatments such as cataract surgery. Mr McGimpsey's specialism is in Vitreoretinal surgery which includes surgical treatments for retinal detachment, macular holes, epiretinal membranes and diabetic retinopathy. He also has an interest in the treatment of macular degeneration and retinal vascular diseases. Mr McGimpsey has been a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust from April 2009 to the present. He was Clinical Lead of the Ophthalmology Macular Service at the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust for 6 years and is now Training Program Director. He completed his Post Graduate Training (Graham Lovett Fellow in Vitreoretinal Surgery and Macular Diseases) at Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital. He has an active role in teaching and is a Member of the Royal College of Ophthalmology Training Committee and is Ophthalmology simulation lead in the Belfast Trust. Mr McGimpsey has published a series of research papers: · Mikhail MA, Mangioris G, Best RM, McGimpsey S, Chan WC. Management of giant retinal tears with vitrectomy and perfluorocarbon liquid postoperatively as a short-term tamponade. Eye (Lond). 2017 Aug 11. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.157. · Gnana Jothi V, McGimpsey S, Sharkey JA, Chan WC. Retinal detachment repair and cataract surgery in patients with atopic dermatitis. Eye (Lond). 2017 Aug 11. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.151. · Mikhail MA, Mangioris G, Casalino G, McGimpsey S, Sharkey J, Best R, Chan WC. Outcome of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery in a tertiary referral centre in Northern Ireland - A regional study. Ulster Med J. 2017 Jan;86(1):15-19 · Chamney S, McGimpsey S, McConnell V, Willoughby CE. Iris Flocculi as an ocular marker of ACTA2 mutation in familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.Ophthalmic Genet. 2015 Mar;36(1):86-8. · Chakravarthy U, McGimpsey SJ, McAvoy C. How Baseline Assessment of AMD Lesion Type Influences Clinical Decisions and Outcomes. Retinal Physician July 2010 · McGimpsey SJ, Chakravarthy U. VEGF-targeted therapy and beyond: pharmacotherapy and emerging treatments in age related macular degeneration. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, March 2010, Vol. 3, No. 2, Pages 243-252 · McGimpsey SJ, Woodside JV, Cardwell C, Cahill M, Chakravarthy U. Homocysteine, MTHFR C677T polymorphism and risk of retinal vein occlusion: a meta-analysis. Ophthalmology. 2009 Sep;116(9):1778-1787.e1. · Williams MA, McGimpsey S, Abugreen S, Chan W, Sharkey JA, Best RM, Johnston PB. The incidence and rate of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment seven years after cataract surgery in patients with high myopia. Ulster Med J. 2009 May;78(2):99-104. · McGimpsey SJ, Gillies MC. Treatment of macular degeneration- controversy and hope. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar;92(3):436-7. · Subbiah S, McGimpsey S, Best RM. Retrobulbar hemorrhage after sub-Tenon's anesthesia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Sep;33(9):1651-2. · McGimpsey SJ, Rankin SJA. A Case of Sjögren's Reticular Dystrophy. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun;125(6):850. · McGimpsey SJ, Cooke CA, Best RM. Laser Pneumatic Retinopexy to Treat Recurrent Retinal Detachment Without Detectable Breaks. Ophthalmology. 2007 Feb;114(2):401-2. · McGimpsey SJ, Williams M, Mulholland DA. Ten year follow up of pigmentary retinopathy associated with 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. Eye. 2006 Sep;20(9):1074-5 · Cooke CA, McGimpsey S, Mahon G, Best RM. An in vitro study of human lens epithelial cell adhesion to intraocular lenses with and without a fibronectin coating. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jul;47(7):2985-9. · Williams MA, McGimpsey SJ, Mulholland DA. Cystoid macular oedema and renal failure. Med Hypotheses. 2006;66(4):861-2 · McGimpsey SJ, Woodside JV, Bamford L, Gilchrist SE, Graydon R, McKeeman GC, Young IS, Hughes AE, Patterson CC, O'Reilly D, McGibbon D, Chakravarthy U. Retinal vein occlusion, homocysteine, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genotype. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Dec;46(12):4712-6. · McGimpsey SJ, Rankin SJA. An unusual case of intraocular foreign body. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;33(6):665 · Chan WC, McGimpsey SJ, Murphy MF, Best RM. Suprachoroidal haemorrhage following Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2005 Jun;33(3):334-5. · Graham LE, McGimpsey S, Wright S, McClean G, Carser J, Stevenson M, Wootton R, Taggart AJ. Could a low-cost audio-visual link be useful in rheumatology? J Telemed Telecare. 2000;6 Suppl 1:S35-7

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1. 2000–2006
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla (GB)

2. 2006–2010
   Residency · Ophthalmology

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

1. 2010-09–2011-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla Teaching Hospital — Ophthalmology

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Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of Ophthalmology across GB

   Mr Stuart J McGimpsey, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.7586/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 18

2. Validation of clinical scoring in Ophthalmology

   Mr Stuart J McGimpsey, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.7566/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 32

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