Ophthalmology & cataract surgery
Eye assessment and day-case cataract surgery, with a full check at your first visit and a review the very next day.
Book an eye consultCataract care from assessment to review
A first visit covers refraction, eye pressure checks and a retinal assessment, giving your ophthalmologist a full picture before discussing whether cataract surgery is right for you. Different lens options can be discussed at this stage as part of the surgical plan.
Cataract surgery is carried out as a day case, and you go home the same day with drops and written instructions. A review the following day checks healing and vision, with further follow-up arranged as needed.
What this covers
- Cataract surgery
- Refraction and glasses assessment
- Eye pressure checks
- Retinal assessment
- Lens option discussion
Conditions we see most
- Cataracts
- Blurred vision
- Raised eye pressure
- Retinal changes
- Difficulty with night vision
Book an eye consult
- Lists
- Weekly
- Surgery
- Day case
- Review
- Next day
- First visit
- Refraction, pressure & retinal check
Your visit, step by step
Assess
An ophthalmologist checks refraction, eye pressure and the retina at your first visit.
Discuss
Findings and lens options are discussed, and surgery is booked if appropriate.
Operate
Cataract surgery is carried out as a day case on a weekly list.
Review
You return the next day for a vision and healing check.
How to prepare
- Arrange for someone to drive you home after surgery
- Bring your current glasses to your assessment
- Ask about stopping any eye drops beforehand
- Plan for a companion at your next-day review
Bring with you
- Photo ID and OPD card, if you have one
- A referral letter, if a doctor gave you one
- Current medicines, or a list of them
- Previous test results or imaging
- Insurance card or policy details
The team on this service
Ophthalmologists
Assess vision, eye pressure and the retina, and carry out cataract surgery on weekly lists.
Optometrists
Carry out refraction testing as part of the first assessment.
Theatre nursing team
Prepare and support day-case cataract surgery.
Clinic coordinator
Books assessments, surgery and the next-day review.