Matt Edmunds

Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Partner

About

Mr Matt Edmunds is a full-time Consultant Ophthalmic & Oculoplastic Surgeon at Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust, with a private practice based at BMI The Droitwich Spa Hospital. He specialises in managing general ophthalmic conditions, including sore, gritty, itchy, and painful eyes, visual loss, and double vision, alongside performing cataract surgery. His particular expertise lies in the assessment and management of oculoplastic (eyelid), lacrimal (tear system), and orbit (eye socket) conditions.

Throughout his career, Mr Edmunds has received numerous prestigious awards for his contributions to ophthalmology, including the Richard Collin European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Junior Award (2013), the Midland Ophthalmological Society Junior Award (2013 & 2014), the Royal College of Ophthalmologists John Lee Award (2014), Sir William Lister Award (2014), Roper-Hall Prize Medal (2014), the Ian Fraser Cup at the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress (2016), and the Kestrel Ophthalmics Challenge Cup (2018).

In addition to his clinical work, Mr Edmunds has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents his research at national and international conferences.

Mr Edmunds is dedicated to providing a modern, comprehensive, and individualised service for his patients. He strives to deliver the same level of personal care he would expect for his own family.

Areas of expertise

Qualifications

Education:

  • BMedSci (1st class Honours) 1999 - University of Birmingham

  • MBChB (with Honours) 2002 - University of Birmingham

  • PhD 2015 - University of Birmingham

Training:

  • FRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2015

  • MRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2008

  • MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, 2006

Memberships:

  • European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO 2014)

  • British Medical Association (BMA)

  • Midland Ophthalmological Society (MOS)

  • British Oculoplastic Surgical Society (BOPSS)

  • European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS)

Languages

  • English

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