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Having surgery to your eyes is bound to be a nerve-wracking experience and it is normal to be anxious.

Mr Alwitry has set up this page to help you understand more about the condition of your eyes, the surgical options available and the potential issues that can occur post-operatively.

He has focused on the private sector and discusses some lenses that are currently only available privately. Private and NHS surgery should go hand in hand and not compete with each other. The NHS delivers amazing care with amazing surgeons but sometimes a private option is worth exploring.

The benefits of private surgery are that you get to choose your hospital, your surgeon, and your intraocular lens. There are opportunities to give more optimal visual outcomes and more dynamic vision.

This website is designed to give patients impartial advice and information. In the end it is about making informed decisions about your care. Please have a look at the videos.

Mr Alwitry has another website www.amaralwitry.com which is tailored to give information about his service and to encourage you to attend him if you are local as he genuinely believes he delivers great and safe care. This website is for all patients throughout the country to help them understand their eye care and options.

Videos

Please feel free to access these videos. Remember they just offer generic information/advice and should not be relied upon to be specific to your eyes. Hopefully they give you enough information to facilitate the discussion with your consultant ophthalmologist and make informed choices. If you want a question answered or have a suggestion for a video please submit it to mralwitrypa@btinternet.com

Do I need to have cataract surgery?

I am worried about having cataract surgery.

I am considering a premium intraocular lens for my cataract / lens exchange surgery, is it worth it?

I am long sighted and having cataract surgery. What are the implications for me?

I am unhappy with my vision after my cataract surgery, what can I do?

I have developed a retinal detachment, how did that happen?

I have developed corneal oedema, what does that mean?

I have developed cystoid macular oedema (CMO), what does that mean?

I have glaucoma, does that affect my cataract surgery?

I have had previous inflammation in the eye. Does that have an impact?

I’ve had a posterior capsule rupture, what does that mean?

What are cataracts and how do they form?

What is a premium monofocal intraocular lens?

What is monovision / micromonovision after cataract or refractive lens exchange surgery?

What should I ask my cataract surgeon?

Will I definitely get distance vision without spectacles?

What types of premium intraocular lenses are there?

What is refractive lens exchange?

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