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Eye Treatment Unit

Sight gives us the opportunity to live life in the way we choose

When our sight is impacted by natural degeneration and disease, it's important to talk to an expert to gain the best guidance.

Our dedicated Ophthalmology Unit provides eye disease screening, consultations for eye problems, and treatments for degenerative eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration.

If you have noticed changes to your eyesight, speak to an expert today. Sulis Hospital Ophthalmology Unit offers patients timely access to highly experienced consultant ophthalmologists (eye surgeons), advanced diagnostic services and treatments.

Centre of Excellence for Ophthalmology

As Sulis, we take immense pride in being the only centre where all our consultant ophthalmologists are local NHS substantive consultants. This unique distinction ensures that our patients receive the highest standard of care from highly experienced experts who are part of the Royal United Hospital Bath, ensuring continuity of care.

State-of-the-Art Facilities: Our Specialist Eye Unit is equipped with the latest technology, ensuring that patients receive the most advanced care and effective treatments available.

Comprehensive Care: We offer a wide range of treatments, including complex surgical procedures. Conditions we treat include glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal disease, squint and failing vision. We provide cataract surgery, lens implant surgery to reduce reliance on glasses and laser surgery to improve vision.

Our consultant ophthalmologists perform thousands of procedures each year, consistently achieving excellent outcomes for patients..

All consultations and treatments are carried out within our Specialist Eye Unit, ensuring a seamless and convenient experience.

Throughout your treatment, you will be under the care of the same consultant ophthalmologist, supported by a team of specialist nurses.

We aim to provide treatment within two weeks of your diagnosis.

Your appointment will be with an experienced consultant who specialises in eye health. They’ll have a detailed chat with you about your symptoms, your concerns and your previous medical history.

Depending on the symptoms you’re experiencing, it’s likely that the consultant will recommend further eye tests or scans. They will always explain why an examination is happening and what it is for.

Your consultant may want to arrange further tests to support their diagnosis. The tests may (or may not) include:

  • Visual Acuity Test
  • Refraction Test
  • Slit-Lamp Examination
  • Tonometry
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Visual Field Test
  • Fundus Photography
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Corneal Topography
  • Ultrasound
  • CT and MRI Scans

We understand that a long wait for results can create additional worry, discomfort and uncertainty, which is why we make timely diagnosis a priority for our patients.

After your initial consultation, it may be that your condition can be managed using non-surgical interventions, such as eye drops, lifestyle changes, medication or prescription glasses.

If further intervention is recommended, the consultant will make sure you're informed about the procedure and will answer any questions you might have. We aim to treat patients within two weeks of their diagnosis.

If you do require treatment for an eye concern, you can rest assured that our medical team includes some of the top eye specialists in the country:

• Experienced consultants: Collectively, they have performed in excess of 100,000 cataract procedures.

• Multidisciplinary team: We have built an incredibly strong and diverse team of like-minded medical experts. They work together every day to achieve the best possible results for everyone they treat.

You may be covered by private medical insurance, or you may wish to consider spreading the cost of your surgery by opting for a monthly payment plan.

We aim to make our costs as transparent as possible, but it’s important to talk everything through in detail with your consultant at the time of your appointment. Some costs may be paid directly to the hospital, while others, such as your consultant fees, may be paid directly to the consultant.

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