Dr Douglas Cox

MBChB FRANZCO

Dr Douglas Cox is a specialist refractive surgeon. A University of Otago graduate in medicine he completed his Ophthalmology training in the United Kingdom’s Royal Eye Hospital in 1970, where he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and subsequently a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand college of Opthalmologists.

Dr Cox returned to Hamilton, New Zealand, to open a private practice in 1971, becoming a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Waikato Hospital the same year. During this time, Dr Cox developed a subspecialty in corneal and anterior segment surgery and became one of New Zealand's most experienced corneal transplant surgeons.

In 1991, Dr Cox commenced work in the field of refractive surgery. He started work in laser refractive surgery in 1994 and became the founding director and medical director of Lazersight in Hamilton. Since then, Dr Cox has performed over 8000 refractive procedures including over 5000 LASIK procedures since 1999. During his career, Dr Cox was the president of Ophthalmological Society of NZ and is a Trustee and director of the N.Z national eye bank.