How long does cataract surgery take? Private cataract surgery in London is not a simple operation. However, since many ophthalmologists (eye surgeons) carry out cataract surgery routinely, their results are both reliable and very satisfactory. Usually, a surgeon will spend 10 to 25 minutes doing a cataract surgery, in which the surgeon removes the opaque [...]
Video: How safe is private diabetic retinopathy treatment? In this video I discuss the safety of private diabetic retinopathy treatment. When we treat diabetic retinopathy, they often - and in the large majority of cases - outweigh any risks involved of losing your vision, the worst thing possible is not treating diabetic retinopathy in the timely fashion. When it comes to laser [...]
Video: How much does laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy cost? In this video I discuss why the costs for diabetic retinopathy treatment vary and what the two possible treatments are. So the treatments for diabetic retinopathy can vary, so the cost for treatments can vary. If we talk about two types of treatment: The first treatment is laser treatment and that's [...]
Video: How quickly does treatment for diabetic retinopathy work? The National Health Service does provide excellent treatment for diabetic retinopathy for the large majority of people. However, it's not necessarily as timely as we hoped. The newer treatments are not necessarily available on the National Health Service and the emerging treatments that are available often take [...]
Video: Does diabetic retinopathy need urgent treatment? In this video, I clarify if diabetic retinopathy needs urgent treatment. The treatment for diabetic retinopathy depends on what type of diabetes in the eye you have. Now, if you have swelling in the back of your eye - we call that diabetic maculopathy - and that can [...]
How long does it take to recover from cataract surgery? After private cataract surgery in London, the patient needs a couple of weeks to get back to all the normal things they do on a day to day basis. After the cataract surgery, the patient needs to wear eye protection, which is an eye shield [...]
Video: Can I go blind from diabetic retinopathy? Here I answer the question of whether you can go blind from diabetic retinopathy. The short answer is: Yes. And that's the worry; that people do and have done, and have lost their vision. Unfortunately, it's one of those conditions which can lead to total blindness. If you don't [...]
Video: How do you treat diabetic retinopathy? In this video, I give information about the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The majority of diabetic retinopathy is treated by laser or injections, but there are injections of many different substances. We can inject steroids in certain cases, but the majority of my patients respond very well to [...]
Who can perform cataract surgery? Since the number of cataract surgeries increases every year, there are more doctors performing cataract surgery. With increasing demand, the number of eye surgeons is increasing as well. But who is really qualified to perform this operation? Doctors who are specialised in eye surgery are able to perform cataract surgery [...]
Video: What are the symptoms of diabetic retinopathy? In this video, I explain how we know if you have diabetic retinopathy. This is an interesting question. Symptoms of diabetic retinopathy often not there. That's why we have to look at patients on a regular basis to make sure that they don't develop problems that can [...]
