Qualifications
MPH Clinical Research, University of Cape Town, 2012, South Africa FCOphth (SA), Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, 2005 MRCOphth, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, United Kingdom, 1999 MBBCh, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1994 James Rice has worked as a consultant ophthalmologist at the University of Cape Town since 2006. He initiated the first fellowship in the ophthalmology division in the field of vitreoretinal surgery in 2016. His main interest is in training vitreoretinal surgical techniques and developing affordable simulation training models. He is a lecturer and examiner at the University of Cape Town.
Publications
Lapere S, Rice JC. Cytomegalovirus retinitis in Cape Town, South Africa: Clinical management and outcomes. South African Medical Journal. 2017;107(6):514-517.
Rice JC, Steffen J, du Toit L. Simulation Training In Vitreoretinal Surgery: A Low-Cost, Medium-Fidelity Model. Retina (Philadelphia, Pa). 2017;37(2):409–12.
Rice, J.C. and Steffen J., Outcomes of eye injuries with retained intraocular foreign material at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Trauma. Published ahead of print. DOI: 10.1177/1460408616640304 Steffen, J., du Toit, N. Rice, J.C., Aboobaker, S. Axial length elongation in adults with long-standing unilateral traumatic cataract. African Vision and Eye Health. 2016;75(1):4.
Rice, J.C. and Steffen. J., Outcomes of vitrectomy for advanced diabetic retinopathy at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 2015. 105(6): p. 4.
Lecuona, K., Rice, J. et al., The treatment of carcinoma in situ and squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva with fractionated strontium-90 radiation in a population with a high prevalence of HIV. The British Journal Of Ophthalmology, 2015.
Rice, J.C., et al., Fatal air embolism during endoresection of choroidal melanoma. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, 2014. 8: p. 127-128,129.
Rice, J.C., et al., Brachytherapy and endoresection for choroidal melanoma: a cohort study. The British journal of ophthalmology, 2013.
Steffen, J., Rice J.C., et al., Identification of ocular surface squamous neoplasia by in vivo staining with methylene blue. The British journal of ophthalmology, 2013.
Rice, J., Screening for diabetic retinopathy. The SA journal of CPD, 2013. 31: p. 123 Rice, J., Subretinal fibrosis following malignant hypertention in a 12 year old boy. Ophthalmology International, 2012(Winter): p. 125.
Rice, J., Cataract and diabetic retinopathy. Community Eye Health / International Centre For Eye Health, 2011. 24(75): p. 9-9.
Rice, J.C., K.S.T. Suttle, and K.A. Lecuona, Is diabetic screening really feasible in South African urban primary care? Letter to the editor. South African Medical Journal, 2008. 98(4): p. 238.
Rice, J.C., et al., Efficacy of incisional vs punch biopsy in the histological diagnosis of periocular skin tumours. Eye (London, England), 2003. 17(4): p. 478-481.