Tom Flynn PhD FRCSI(Ophth) FRCOphth CertLRS

Mr Tom Flynn is the founder of The Tom Flynn Eye Clinic and is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork specialising in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, keratoconus and refractive surgery (laser eye surgery). 

Mr Flynn qualified from University College Cork in 1999. He worked in the department of ophthalmology at Cork University Hospital before moving to London to work at the world-famous Moorfields Eye Hospital, the oldest and largest centre for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in Europe. He remained at Moorfields for 16 years, completing higher specialist training in ophthalmology and further fellowships in corneal and cataract surgery before being appointed as Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London in 2013. He was privileged to work as consultant in the cornea, cataract and refractive services at Moorfields from 2013 until 2019 during which time he trained many UK surgeons as well as surgical Fellows from all over the world. In 2019 he moved his practice to Cork to found The Tom Flynn Eye Clinic and joined Bon Secours Hospital. He is certified in laser and refractive surgery by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Mr Flynn has a strong track record in vision science and was awarded a PhD by University College London in 2011 for his research on corneal transplant immunology and ocular allergy. He is also engaged in research on cataract surgery outcomes and on corneal imaging. He has published many academic papers in the fields of corneal and cataract surgery.  He lectures regularly at national and international meetings and symposia. 

Mr Flynn is registered as a specialist with the Medical Council and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth). He holds the Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (CertLRS) from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.He is a member of the European and UK and Ireland Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS, UKISCRS).