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James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon

James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon

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130 Grantham Street, Hamilton, Waikato, 3204New Zealand

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Opening hours

Monday08:00 - 20:30
Tuesday08:00 - 17:30
Wednesday08:00 - 17:30
Thursday08:00 - 17:30
Friday08:00 - 17:30
Prices from $227 - Enquire for a fast quote ★ Excellent ServiceScore™ 8.5 from 7 votes ★ Visit our Eye Clinic - 130 Grantham Street, Hamilton, Waikato, 3204, New Zealand.
James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon - Dr James McKelvie Specialist Eye Surgeon

Popular Treatments

Eye Specialist Consultation from $227
Cataract Surgery from $3936
Corneal Transplantation
RLE - Refractive Lens Exchange from $3936
Premium Intraocular Lenses
C3-R - Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin from $2872
Implanted Collamer Lenses ICL surgery
Pterygium Surgery $3283 - $4025
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About James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon

Cataract can affect people of any age

If you’re regularly updating your glasses, struggling with glare or finding it difficult to see in dim light you may have cataract. Cataract is a clouding of the lens inside the eye that reduces vision.  Changes in the lens can occur at any age but most commonly affect those over the age of 40.  Surgery is the only effective treatment for cataract. Modern cataract surgery is painless and life-changing.  

Enjoy excellent vision with freedom from glasses and contact lenses!

In most cases, poor vision can be corrected with surgery. Vision correction surgery is eye surgery that aims to correct focusing errors inside the eye that cause blurry eyesight. There are many different surgical options available to correct vision. The most suitable surgical option will depend on your age and the type of refractive error you have.  Your visual requirements, the measurements, status, and health of your eyes are also important factors in deciding what kind of surgery will be best for you.

Benefit from the latest surgical techniques, attention to detail and patient-focused care

  • Pain-free cataract surgery using a no-needle technique 
  • Minimally invasive surgery to enable rapid visual recovery
  • Same-day surgery. For your convenience, have surgery for one or both eyes on the same day 
  • Surgical options with vision customised to suit your specific needs and lifestyle 
  • Customised vision correction using the most up-to-date lens technology. 

Choose from a wide range of premium lens options to enable: 

  • correction of your astigmatism
  • clear distance and reading vision
  • night driving 
  • freedom from glasses and more

Pterygium and pinguecula are associated with sun exposure

With our love of the outdoors, growths associated with sun damage on the conjunctiva (white of the eye) and cornea (window of the eye) are very common in New Zealand. Redness, irritation and blurred vision are common symptoms. Up to 10% of growths left untreated may progress to pre-cancerous or cancerous growths on the surface of the eye.

Benefit from the latest surgical techniques, attention to detail and patient-focused care

  • Sutureless surgery (no stitches) for a rapid recovery, better cosmetic outcome and reduced chance of regrowth
  • Same-day surgery. For your convenience, have surgery for one or both eyes on the same day
  • Comprehensive treatment options for advanced or severe cases

Mr James McKelvie FRANZCO Specialist Cataract and Corneal Surgeon

  • Skilled and experienced cataract surgeon with over 5000 cataract surgeries completed
  • Specialist fellowship training in NZ and the UK in advanced and complex cataract surgery
  • An extensive background in clinical research focused on understanding and improving access and patient outcomes for cataract surgery
  • Caring, patient-centred approach

ICL vision correction
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Accreditations

  • MCNZ - Medical Council of New Zealand (New Zealand) 
  • RANZCO - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (New Zealand) 

Premises

ParkingAccessible to disabled peoplePublic transport accessWheelchair accessible toiletAccess without stepsPatient bathroomWireless access

Clinic services

Emergency service - ACC and urgent enquiries welcome

Eye Care

from $2872

C3-R - Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin

Corneal crosslinking using the latest technology to stabilise keratoconus.  Customised corneal crosslinking to suit your eye and provide stable long-term vision.
from $3936

Cataract Surgery

Pain-free surgery with no needle technique.  Have surgery for one or both eyes on the same day.Premium lenses are available (price may differ) including treatment for presbyopia with clear distance, intermediate and near vision.Correction of astigmatism for optimum visual outcomes.
 

Corneal Transplantation

Corneal transplantation including lamellar variants.  Corneal transplantation is typically used for the treatment of corneal visual impairment associated with ketaroconus, Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy, trauma, Herpes simplex keratitis and other conditions.Corneal transplantation includes:Full thickness penetrating keratoplasty (PK/PKP)Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)
from $227

Eye Specialist Consultation

 

Premium Intraocular Lenses

A large selection of premium intraocular lenses are available to improve your vision including ICL surgery.Toric intraocular lensesExtended depth of focus (EDoF) lensesMultifocal lensesImplanted Collamer Lenses (ICLs)Addon LensesScleral fixated intraocular lenses
$3283 - $4025

Pterygium Surgery

Pterygium and pinguecula are associated with sun exposureWith our love of the outdoors, growths associated with sun damage on the conjunctiva (white of the eye) and cornea (window of the eye) are very common in New Zealand. Redness, irritation and blurred vision are common symptoms. Up to 10% of growths left untreated may progress to pre-cancerous or cancerous growths on the surface of the eye.Benefit from the latest surgical techniques, attention to detail and patient-focused careSutureless surgery (no stitches) for a rapid recovery, better cosmetic outcome and reduced chance of regrowthSame-day surgery. For your convenience, have surgery for one or both eyes on the same dayComprehensive treatment options for advanced or severe cases
from $3936

RLE - Refractive Lens Exchange

Freedom from glasses with correction of reading, computer and driving visionWhy wait? Vision correction surgery appointments are typically available within 1-2 weeks. Book online now or call for an appointment  Throw away your glasses!If you own one or more pairs of glasses or struggle with contact lenses, vision correction with refractive lens exchange may be the ideal solution to correct your vision permanently.  Surgical correction of distance and near vision using new intraocular lens technology is possible to achieve freedom from glasses. If you are under 65 years old a minimally invasive procedure using an ICL implant can be an excellent option to correct your vision. Refractive lens exchange is suitable for almost anyone over the age of 45. Depending on your age, refractive lens exchange may be a better and more permanent form of vision correction than laser refractive surgery such as LASIK, SMILE or PRK. Refractive lens exchange or ICL surgery can provide outstanding visual results, restoring distance, intermediate and near vision without glasses or contact lenses.  Pain-free lens exchange surgery or reversible ICL surgery using a no-needle technique Minimally invasive surgery provides a rapid visual recoverySame-day surgery. For your convenience, have surgery for one or both eyes on the same day More detailed information on surgical options for vision correction. Do you have a history of eye surgery? If you have a history of laser or cataract surgery and still rely on glasses, there are excellent surgical options to help improve your vision permanently.For advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), new lens technology is available that may help restore some near vision.  

Laser Eye Surgery

 

Implanted Collamer Lenses ICL surgery

Implanted Collamer Lenses ICL surgery - James McKelvie, Specialist Eye SurgeonImplanted Collamer Lenses ICL surgery - James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon
Vision correction surgery with an Implanted Collamer Lens (ICL) is a reversible procedure that can treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (longsightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia (reduced near vision without glasses).  The Collamer lens material used to create an ICL is biocompatible and designed to function in harmony with your eyes. ICL surgery is suitable for people with refractive error causing poor vision under the age of 65.
James McKelvie, Specialist Eye Surgeon - Dr James McKelvie Specialist Eye Surgeon

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Private Patients Welcome - NIB, Southern Cross, Partners Life, AA, Accuro, AIA, Unimed, Police Insurance, OtherPublic Health Insurance - ACC
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Dr James McKelvie

Job Title:
  Surgeon
Specialisations:
  Ophthalmology
Languages:
  English
Biography:

Medical and ophthalmic training

FRANZCO - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

Corneal and anterior segment fellowships

  • The University of Auckland, NZ (mentor Prof. Charles McGhee)

  • Auckland District Health Board, NZ (mentor Prof. Charles McGhee)
  • Queen Victoria Hospital, UK (supervisors Mr Samer Hamada, Mr Damian Lake)

MBChB, PhD, BSc (first class hons) - The University of Auckland

Current clinical, research and other positions

  • Consultant ophthalmologist and corneal surgeon at Waikato DHB

  • Ophthalmologist, corneal and cataract surgeon at Hamilton Eye Clinic
  • Senior lecturer at The University of Auckland
  • Cornea and Contact Lens Society council member
  • Waikato Institute of Surgical Education & Research (WISER) founding member
  • Section editor (Anterior segment) for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 
  • Medical advisory board member EYEQUE corp, Silicon Valley, Ca, USA
  • CEO, CatTrax Limited

Research and publications (find me on)

  • Google Scholar   

  • Publons   

  • ORCID

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