Spire Healthcare: Private eye surgery in the UK

Spire Healthcare hospitals, previously known as Bupa Hospitals, provide the highest standards of eye surgeryat their 25 hospitals located throughout the UK. With over 25 years of experience, their highly trained clinical and support staff are dedicated to looking after you.

Spire publish annual clinical outcome measures including rates for MRSA infection, for unplanned readmissions to hospital, for unplanned return to the operating theatre, and for visual improvement after cataract surgery. You can check out key patient satisfaction measures at each Spire Healthcare hospital and find out how Spire Healthcare keep MRSA rates so low in its 25 hospitals.

All Spire Healthcare hospitals are registered with the Healthcare Commission.

Private eye surgery and treatment

Cataract removal surgery

The operation involves taking out the cloudy lens in your eye and replacing it with a clear, artificial implant. The procedure most commonly performed is known as phacoemulsification.

Phacoemulsification is usually done as a day-case under a local anaesthetic. This means you stay awake during the procedure but your eye will be completely numb. You may be offered a sedative to help ensure that you are relaxed and comfortable.

Your eye surgeon will explain the benefits and risks of having a cataract operation, and will also discuss the alternatives to the procedure. Cataracts typically occur in both eyes, but they are usually treated one at a time.

Spire Healthcare also measure visual function improvement following cataract surgery. To view results for any Spire Healthcare hospital, please visit their website and select the hospital you are interested in.

Eyelid cyst removal

An eyelid cyst or chalazion, is usually a painless lump or swelling either on the upper or lower eyelid which is caused by a blockage in one of the glands that supplies fluid to lubricate the edge of the eyelid.

Eyelid cysts are usually removed by having a minor operation under local anaesthesia. This means you will be awake during the procedure but the area will be numb and you will not feel any pain. The operation which usually takes about 20 minutes is routinely performed as a day case, requiring no overnight stay. 

Your surgeon will explain the benefits and risks of having an eyelid cyst removed, and will also discuss any alternatives to the treatment.

Age related macular degeneration injection treatment

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) occurs when the cells of the macula are damaged and stop working and vision is severely affected.  Symptoms include blurred vision or distortion (with straight lines appearing wavy and objects appearing to be an unusual size or shape). In more advanced cases, sufferers develop a blank patch or dark spot in the centre of their sight which makes reading, writing and recognising some objects difficult.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common condition affecting older people.  About 1 in 100 people aged 65-75, and about 1 in 8 people aged over 85 have AMD that is severe enough to cause serious visual loss.

There are two types of AMD:

• “Dry” macular degeneration occurs when the cells within the macula stop working.  This normally happens slowly and it may take several years for vision to be severely affected. 

• “Wet” macular degeneration is caused by the growth of abnormal blood vessels within the retina, leading to a build-up of fluid, bleeding and scarring.  Wet AMD can cause serious visual loss in a much shorter space of time than Dry AMD, sometimes within a few months.

There is currently no medical treatment available for Dry AMD.  However, one possible treatment for Wet AMD is the injection of drugs, VEGF inhibitors,  that controls the build up of fluid under the retina. The injections are not a cure for AMD but they may stop it from getting worse and in some cases, may improve sight providing treatment is started at an early stage.

The injections are carried out as a daycase or outpatient procedure, with no overnight stay in hospital.  They are usually performed under local anaesthesia, which means that you will be awake during the procedure.

Your consultant will discuss the benefits and associated risks of injections for wet AMD together with any alternatives to the treatment.

Where can I get treatment?

Not all Spire Healthcare hospitals offer the new treatment for Wet AMD. To find out which hospitals offer this treatment, please call 0800 434 6600 or enter "macular degeneration" on Spire Healthcare's treatment search page.

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All-inclusive prices for eye surgery

You can choose to have one-off private treatment at a Spire Healthcare private hospital for most types of operations, procedures and tests. You’ll be seen quickly and receive your treatment at a convenient time.

As a self-pay patient, you don’t need private health insurance. Spire Healthcare willl give you a single, all-inclusive fixed price for your treatment.

Benefits of one-off private treatment with Spire Healthcare

• Quality-assured medical and nursing care

• Treatment in a clean and comfortable private hospital

• Choice of appointment times

• Tour of the hospital before admission

• Continuous care from your consultant

• Pre-admission information about your procedure

• Written discharge guidance

• Private room with en-suite bath or shower, if you’re staying overnight

• Healthy vegetarian and snack options for all meals

• Use of a phone* ,TV and radio in your room

• Visitors at any time

• Free tea and coffee for your visitors

• Meals for visitors*

• Free parking for you and your visitors (subject to availability)
  

* You’ll need to pay extra for this

To request an information pack, a guide price for any one-off private treatment or to discuss your personal situation please call 0800 434 6600.

Contact details

Spire Healthcare

Tel:  0800 434 6600

Email:       Online enquiry form

Website:  www.spirehealthcare.com

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