Dr. James Townley

Dr. James Townley is a board-certified ophthalmologist who received his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He joined Mountain View Eye Center in 2025, where he specializes in cataract, cornea, and refractive surgery.

Dr. Townley earned his ophthalmology degree while serving in the US Air Force. He previously served as Air Force Refractive Surgery Consultant to the Surgeon General and was Chief of Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson from 2018 to 2025. With over 20 years of clinical ophthalmology experience, he has also served as Chief of Ophthalmology at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and Chief of Cornea and Refractive Surgery at JBSA Lackland Air Force Base.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Townley has planned and served on multiple humanitarian cataract surgery missions across Central and South America, and in Alaska. He lives in Eagle River and enjoys hunting, fishing, and experiencing everything Alaska with his family.