WELLINGTON EYE CLINIC - Key Persons


Amy Hamill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Optometrist Joined in 2019

Ann-Marie Masterson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Annie Coen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Nurse & Technician Manager Joined in 2016

Catriona Blake

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Administration Manager Joined in 2016

Cian Gildea

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Optometrist Joined in 2014

Ciara O'Brien

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Administrator Joined in 2019

Clare Maguire

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team

Consultant Eye

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Surgeon
Mr. Arthur Cummings is Consultant Eye Surgeon at the Wellington Eye Clinic and Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Beacon Hospital. He has vast experience in LASIK, PRK, ICL, and refractive and cataract surgery and is an internationally acclaimed expert on laser eye surgery, keratoconus, custom lens replacement, and cataract surgery. He is Associate Clinical Professor at UCD. Mr. Cummings has been at the Wellington Eye Clinic since 1998 after relocating from South Africa. He has performed more than 50,000 LASIK procedures and 15,000 cataract and other intra-ocular lens procedures. He is involved in lecturing and teaching refractive surgery both locally and internationally and has presented more than 500 invited lectures at international meetings on the topic of laser eye surgery, corneal cross-linking, and cataract surgery. He is a co-presenter of the WaveLight Refractive Fellowship Course to surgeons from all over the world, and more than 200 ophthalmologists have already attended this course. He is the only currently practicing ophthalmologist Irish member of the International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC), which was founded by Sir Harold Ridley, the first ophthalmologist to implant an intraocular lens. Dr. Cummings works closely with our manufacturing partners and is involved with many industry partners as an investigator in clinical trials and medical advisory board capacity. He is widely published, including over 120 scientific and trade journal articles, 15 book chapters, and 2 books as co-editor. He has received multiple international awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the International Society of Refractive Surgeons (ISRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), the American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery (AECOS), the Indian Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society, the Spanish Society of Implant and Refractive Surgery, and the South African Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (SASCRS). Mr. Cummings is the President of the Board of Governors of the World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences. https://wcrsvs.org/ Professor Cummings is one of three chief medical editors of the acclaimed publication Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Global | Europe Edition. https://crstodayeurope.com/ He has been voted among the Top 100 most influential ophthalmologists globally in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 by The Ophthalmologist Journal. https://powerlist.theophthalmologist.com/ Mr. Cummings is justifiably proud of the incredible team at the Wellington Eye Clinic and is aware that aspiring to provide world-class outcomes is a team effort. Qualifications MB.ChB. University of Pretoria, South Africa. 1985 FCS(SA), Ophthalmology. College of Surgeons South Africa. 1994 M.Med (Ophth). University of Pretoria, South Africa. 1995 (Cum Laude) FRCSEd, Ophthalmology. The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. 1995 Certificate Laser Refractive Surgery. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK. 2009 Physician CEO. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. 2017 FWCRS. World College of Refractive Surgery & Visual Sciences. 2023 Member of AAO, AECOS, ASCRS, ESCRS, ICO, SASCRS, UKISCRS

Elaine Corrigan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Optometrist Joined in 2021

Ivana Grguric

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Administrator Joined in 2022

Liz Hogan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Clinic Manager Joined in 2013

Luana Pereira

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Technician Joined in 2022

Maria Gallardo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Optometrist Joined in 2023

Mary Clancy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Nurse Joined in 2017

Mr Arthur Cummings

Job Titles:
  • Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Medical Director

Mr. Brendan Cummings

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon
  • Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Mr. Brendan Cummings is an ophthalmic surgeon currently specializing in cataract and refractive surgery at the Wellington Eye Clinic. He is a graduate of the UCD school of medicine and medical sciences and completed his ophthalmology training with RCSI in 2023. Brendan has 7 years ophthalmic surgery training and has completed over 1,000 intra-ocular lens procedures. He has worked in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, the Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin and Temple Street, University Hospital Waterford, Cork University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. He is thrilled to be joining the team at the Wellington Eye Clinic. Qualifications MB BCh BAO, University College Dublin, 2015 MRCSI(Ophth), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2019 FEBO, European Board of Ophthalmology, 2021 FRCSI(Ophth), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2023

Niamh Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Nurse Joined in 2021

Rachel Rigley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Administrator Joined in 2011

Sarah Lucas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Technician Joined in 2023

Shannon O'Rourke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Administrator Joined in 2021

Sophie O'Shea

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Nurse Joined in 2019

Tara Carey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Ophthalmic Technician Joined in 2017

Una Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Administrative and Clinical Team
  • Optometrist Joined in 2022