Mr Kirk Stephenson

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MBBChBAO(Hons) MSc MD FEBO FRCSI(Oph) FRCOphth

Mr. Kirk Stephenson is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Retina Specialist in both Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street and Mater Private Network, Dublin. He graduated from University College Dublin School of Medicine in 2010 [MB BCh BAO (Hons)] and completed his ophthalmic surgery training through the Irish College of Ophthalmologists and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI). He completed two post – graduate research degrees in the field of inherited retinal diseases MD (UCD, 2018) and MSc (University of South Wales, UK, 2024) exploring diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for people with rare eye conditions. Mr. Stephenson undertook three years of international subspecialty fellowship training in Canada. He completed two years of intensive training at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in medical and surgical retina, uveitis, genetics and ocular oncology, followed by a year at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto where he refined his expertise in ophthalmic genetics, inherited retinal degenerations and visual electrophysiology. Mr. Stephenson has been appointed as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Children's Health Ireland (Temple Street Hospital) where he leads the paediatric retina, genetic eye disease and electrophysiology services. In 2025 he joined Mater Private Network, Dublin as a medical and surgical retina consultant.

https://www.materprivate.ie/our-consultants/info/mr.-kirk-stephenson

Current Membership of professional, national or regional bodies

Irish College of Ophthalmologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Fellow), Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Fellow), the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and the International Society for Genetic Eye Disease and Retinoblastoma (ISGEDR). He is also a member of the European Reference Network for Rare Eye Diseases (ERN – EYE), the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) and International Society for the Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, British Division (BrISCEV).

Other professional achievements

2010 MB BCh BAO (Hons) Medical Degree, University College Dublin 2017 FEBO Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology 2018 MD Doctor of Medicine research degree University College Dublin 2021 FRCOphth Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK 2022 FRCSI (Ophth) Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2024 MSc Master of Science in Genomic Medicine and Healthcare, University of South Wales 2024 DRCPSC AFC (Retina) Diplomat of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Area of Focused Competency (Retina)

Research interests

Mr. Stephenson has over sixty peer reviewed publications focusing primarily on ophthalmic genetics, retinal disease and ophthalmic imaging. He has also acted as a peer reviewer for more than 100 publications in twenty – five renowned journals. He has presented on the national and international level in his specialist area and has been awarded funding in excess of €150,000 in awards and grants for his research thus far. He has been a co – investigator on clinical trials in Ireland and Canada. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=T – razokAAAAJ&hl=en He is actively involved in the training of the next generation of ophthalmologists and retina specialists. He regularly participates in educational events and research updates for patients and families affected by rare eye diseases.

Sub-Specialty Interests

• Medical Retina
• Paediatric Ophthalmology
• Surgical Retina
• Vitreo-retinal

Public Clinic #1

Children's Health Ireland @ Temple Street
Tel: +353 (0)1 878 4227
Web: https://www.childrenshealthireland.ie/list-of-services/ophthalmology-eye-doctor/
Email: eye.clinic@childrenshealthireland.ie

Private Rooms #1

Mater Private Network, Dublin Eccles Street Dublin 7
Tel: +353 (0)87 038 8768
Fax: ereferrals@materprivate.ie
Web: https://www.materprivate.ie/our-consultants/info/mr.-kirk-stephenson
Email: KirkStephensonSec@materprivate.ie