those with cataract experience widely divergent waits depending on wealth, geography and the presence or absence of co-pathology [8]. Post austerity and pandemic, NHS patient services have struggled. The UK has the fastest rise in healthcare expenditure from out-of-pocket or voluntary insurance so...
Background/aimsTo report refractive outcomes from an National Health Service (NHS) cataract surgery service and assess if results meet suggested benchmark standard.MethodsDetails of all patients undergoing cataract surgery in the Southern General and New Victoria hospitals in Glasgow, UK, between ...
Cataract surgery and oculoplastic eye surgery in Kingston London with Mr Hooman Sherafat one of the UK's leading eye surgeons
Our aim was to investigate the subjective experiences of UK ophthalmologists simultaneously returning to surgery following the nationwide elective surgical hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods An online survey was nationally distributed between 01/09/2020 and 29/10/2020 to registered UK ...
NHS Cataract Referrals Optegra, as your cataract expert, also offers NHS standard cataract treatment, delivering excellent outcomes within weeks of referral. To learn more about how to get referred to Optegra from the NHSclick here. Please note, elective treatments including laser eye surgery, lens...
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Laura Maubon King’s College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Paul Nderitu King’s College London, London, UK David P. S. O’Brart Contributions LM, PN and DO’B developed the project concept. LM and PN designed the surve...
global vision; The NHS celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, but in other areas of the world, healthcare is 160 years behind that in the UK. RobWalters, a Cardiff-based ophthalmologist and chairman of Orbis UK, highlights the differences between the developed and developing worlds The 31...
This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses cataract surgery.Medical Necessity Aetna considers the following procedures medically necessary as a diagnostic test prior to cataract surgery: Comprehensive eye examination; or Brief or intermediate examination; and A-scan In addition to a comprehensive or brief/...
To report 6-month, 1- and 2-year endothelial cell loss (ECL), intra- and postoperative complications in a large series of patients undergoing either Descemets stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) or a combined phacoemulsification and DSEK in a UK ce
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