Jonathan Kirk is a full-time NHS Consultant Ophthalmologist and oversees a specialist glaucoma service for South East Wales, as the clinical lead for the glaucoma service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. He has expertise in managing all types of glaucoma, complex cataracts, and general ophthalmology conditions.

Mr Kirk graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 and undertook training in Ophthalmology in the South West region including Bristol and Cheltenham. He carried out further sub-specialist training in glaucoma surgery, at both Bristol Eye Hospital and through further training as a glaucoma clinical fellow at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

Mr Kirk’s areas of interest include the surgical management of glaucoma including trabeculectomy, glaucoma laser procedures including selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), and surgical teaching. He has introduced a large range of new glaucoma procedures at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, including minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures (Hydrus Microstent, Istent inject, and OMNI surgical system), and the latest glaucoma shunt devices (Paul tube and Preserflo), with a focus on providing personalised glaucoma care tailored to individual patient needs. He performs combined cataract and glaucoma stent surgery, glaucoma drainage surgery, glaucoma laser procedures, as well as cataract surgery.

In day-to-day practice Mr Kirk is involved in training of junior doctors, optometrists and nurses. This has included establishing an optometry-led glaucoma and YAG laser service, and supervision of trainee ophthalmologists in cataract and glaucoma surgery. Through emergency ophthalmology duties he oversees treatment of a variety of acute and general ophthalmology conditions.