Dr Andrew Thompson
Qualifications
Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, BPharm(Hons), University of Otago, 1991
Bachelor of Human Biology, BHB, University of Auckland, 1995
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MBChB, University of Auckland, 1998
Postgraduate training
Vitreoretinal Fellow, Bristol Eye Hospital, United Kingdom, 2009
Vitreoretinal Fellow, Auckland Hospital, 2008
Glaucoma Fellow, Dunedin Hospital, 2007
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO), 2007
Subspecialty interests
Cataract surgery Refractive surgery
Eyelid surgery
Glaucoma
Medical retina
Memberships
Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS)
American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
Oceania Retinal Association (ORA)
RANZCO Glaucoma Special Interest Group
Positions held
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tauranga Eye Specialists
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tauranga Public Hospital
Censor-in-Chief, RANZCO Federal Board Member, RANZCO Past Chair Ophthalmic Sciences Committee, RANZCO Past Board Member and Trustee, Macular Degeneration New Zealand (MDNZ) Past Chair Medical Advisory Committee, MDNZ