The conditions we diagnose and manage, what the symptoms are, and when to be seen.
Clouding of the eye’s natural lens — the commonest reason for surgery in adults over sixty.
Damage to the optic nerve, usually painless, and irreversible once vision is lost.
Deterioration at the centre of the retina, affecting the detailed vision you read with.
Gritty, watery, tired eyes — extremely common, frequently misdiagnosed, and very treatable.
Focusing errors that spectacles correct — and that surgery can sometimes remove the need for.
Damage to the retinal blood vessels, which is why annual screening exists.
Usually harmless and age-related — but a sudden change needs to be looked at quickly.
Consultants
Every appointment at Marisol is with a named consultant, and you will know who you are seeing before you arrive.
Cataract and refractive lens surgery
Carries out cataract and lens replacement surgery and sees the assessments that precede them. Assesses and operates on every one of their own patients, which is the practice’s standing arrangement rather than a preference.
Special interests: Cataract surgery · Premium and toric lenses · Refractive lens exchange
Glaucoma diagnosis and long-term management
Runs the glaucoma service: diagnosis, medical management, laser treatment and the monitoring that decides whether any of it is working. Sees patients under surveillance for ocular hypertension as well.
Special interests: Glaucoma · Selective laser trabeculoplasty · Ocular hypertension
Macular disease and diabetic eye disease
Leads the medical retina clinic, treating wet macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion, and running the injection service and the scan intervals that govern it.
Special interests: Macular degeneration · Diabetic retinopathy · Intravitreal therapy
Diagnostics, refraction and dry eye
Carries out the imaging and refraction that every consultation is built on, and runs the dry eye clinic. Often the person who spots the change on a scan that brings a patient back sooner.
Special interests: OCT interpretation · Dry eye · Contact lens intolerance
Theatre, injections and patient preparation
Runs the treatment room and the theatre list, prepares patients for surgery and injections, and is who most patients speak to about drops, aftercare and what to expect.
Special interests: Peri-operative care · Drop technique · Post-operative advice
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant ophthalmologist. Allow up to two hours: most examinations involve dilating drops, and you should not plan to drive afterwards.