In recent months, there has been national publicity about the rise in the number of procedures the NHS decline, as they look to cut costs even further. Even if you are accepted for cataract surgery on the NHS, you will face long wait times (up to 6 months and in some cases, even ...
‘no needle, no patch’ technique, now widely adopted across the NHS, ensuring a more comfortable experience for patients. As Immediate Past President of the UK & Ireland Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS), he is at the forefront of advancements in cataract surgery, ...
In this approach, patients undergo cataract surgery on both eyes on the same day. Although increasingly popular, only 0.5% of all cataract operations nationally are performed using this approach. We redesigned our service to routinely offer ISBCS and are now one of the leading NHS providers of ...
The Panel stated that cataract removal surgery should be performed on each eye separately and sufficient time be allowed for the first eye to heal before the second cataract removal is performed (an interval of 2 to 6 months is customary).Capsular Tension Rings (e.g., StabilEyes) for Stabili...
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Constituting ~0.5% of all NHS cataract operations, national provision of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) is limited. Combining offering ISBCS within a novel one-stop see-and-treat (S&T) cataract pathway would offer patients
The lens of the eye serves only to focus light rays upon the retina. After cataract extraction the loss of the natural lens is compensated for by either special eyeglasses or contact lenses. Implantation of a permanent artificial lens, either during cataract surgery or later, is an alternative...
At present, there is no evidence to suggest that laser-assisted cataract surgery is better than the “traditional” microsurgical cataract procedure. The actual cataract removal technique is the same. Read More The quickest and easiest way to get rid of a chalazion!
I have just been diagnosed with cataracts but I don't want surgery which I am told, is necessary for its removal. I Have Cataracts Access to cataract surgery is being rationed by NHS commissioners, according to an investigation carried out by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). CATARACT PATIE...
Immediate post-operative IOP spikes can be prevented by careful removal of the viscolelastic from the AC. Complex surgery and iris manipulation will typically result in more post-operative complications such as inflammation and ocular hypertension/glaucoma. The use of frequent topical steroid drops can...