Saint James Hospital Malta: Eye surgery in Malta

Saint James Hospital, Sliema, forms part of the Saint James Hospital Group, Malta’s leading provider in the private healthcare sector and provides extensive services for eye surgery in Malta.

Saint James Hospital Sliema, the larger of the Group’s two hospitals, is located in a quiet suburb of the Island’s main retail and commercial district and is just a five minute walk away from the seafront.

 The 80-bedded hospital offers state-of-the-art equipment and is staffed by fully-qualified doctors and nurses, fluent in English, Maltese and Italian amongst other languages.

The services offered are comprehensive and range from simple blood tests and diagnostic scans to a full complement of elective, cosmetic, orthopaedic, fertility and cardiac surgery, obesity surgery, a dedicated eye clinic and dental services. 

The hospital offers a luxurious atmosphere, a warm welcome and the highest standards of personal care and service.  Former patients have compared their stay at Saint James Hospital, to residing in a hotel with special care and medical assistance. 

The service and quality of the accommodation is in fact five star, and complements the high professional standards of the medical and nursing staff. 

The Eye Clinic in Malta

The Saint James Eye Clinic & Surgical Department was established in November 2001. Ophthalmic surgery was formerly performed at Saint James Hospital, Zabbar. 

Eye surgery and treatments in Malta

Saint James Eye Clinic specialises in refraction, ophthalmic consultations, and treatment of pathological disorders, refractive surgery and other various types of ocular surgery. The ophthalmic department is fully equipped with the latest technological apparata to perform a large variety of surgical interventions, mainly:

• Cataract surgery  

• Trabeculectomy (for glaucoma)  

• Corneal grafts  

• Strabismus (squint)  

• Retinal detachment

• Vitreoretinal surgery  

• Constructive oculopastics  

• Lacrimal duct intubation surgery  

• Minor ocular surgery  

• Refractive surgery  

• Eye prosthetics unit  

• Glaucoma clinic  
     
    

Facilities for eye surgery in Malta
 

• 2 consultation clinics (Saint James Hospital - Sliema)  

• 1 Diagnostic clinic  

• 1 consultation clinic (Saint James Hospital - Zabbar)    

• 1 operating theatre fully equipped to perform surgery both under local and general anaesthesia.  

• Refractive surgery suite  

• Phacoemulsification/vitrectomy machine to perform cataract and vitreretinal surgery.  

• 2 Argon lasers to treat retinal pathologies and other types of glaucoma.  

• 2 slit-lamp biomicroscopes to provide a detailed examination of the cornea, iris and lens and also a stereocopic view of the retina.  

• 2 Lensmeters to provide ophthalmologists with valuable information that will help when spectacles are to be assessed.  

• IOL master - a non-contact and extremely accurate A-scan biometric instrument. 

• 2 A-scan biometries - a device that is fundamental in determining what lens power is required for a client who undergoes cataract surgery. 

• 2 Tonometers for the measuring of intraocular pressure. 

• Retinoscope - this type of instrument determines the resultant additional lens power that presents the retina with a clearly focused image.  

• Monocular ophthalmoscopes that enable ophthalmologists to examine the back of the eye, the optic nerve, blood vessels, macula and fundus.  

• 2 Indirect ophthalmoscopes (head mounted) that enables ophthalmologists to obtain a wider view than that of the monocular one and also it is indispensable in various types of surgery.  

• Visual field analyser - a state-of-the-art equipment that enables ophthalmologists to detect early diagnosis of glaucoma, defects in the retina or the visual pathway.

Contact details for eye surgery in Malta 

Saint James Hospital

George Borg Olivier Street

Sliema SLM 1807

Malta

Tel:    +356 2133 5235

Fax:   +356 2133 0226

Email: healthtourism@stjameshospital.com

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