Excellent, supportive, skilled care from Mr Maurino and all his team.
Excellent, supportive, skilled care from Mr Maurino and all his team for which I am extremely grateful.
I was very unsure about going ahead with Cateract lens replacement surgery being aware of the possible complications of the procedure.I have high myopia and mild retinal abnormalities and was therefore more at risk of complications. I initially considered surgery back in February 2024 but kept putting it off having initially been told by a different specialist that I should only have monofocal full correction of my short sight in both eyes but would then lose my near vision.
Mr Maurino was reassuring throughout all the interactions I had with him and particularly during the two surgical operations. He even dealt calmly with my questions in the operating theatre with respect to the power of the lens to be inserted. I now understand this has nothing to do with glasses prescription but is worked out taking into account many different factors which are carefully measured including length of eyeball and detailed visual assessments at an initial appointment. I had surgery in each eye separately one week apart- I was aware that both eyes could have been operated on the same day but preferred to know that there were no initial complications before proceeding to the second eye. I had Toric monofocal lenses inserted in both eyes and can now function without glasses for the first time in 55years! Drops are required post surgery for 4 weeks but the regime for this is clearly explained . My right eye can see distance clearly and my left can read small print. I can see colour so much more vividly then pre-surgery and am also able to drive at night with glare massively reduced. (Multifocal lenses were not a possibilty for me). My brain is still adapting to this new situation but I am hopeful that if I persevere I can continue glasses free. Simple things eg swimming/showering/seeing my grandchildren's faces/details and colour outside have been transformed and I now realise how much my vision had gradually deteriorated particularly over the past 3years despite ever increasing prescriptions in my glasses lenses. (Myopic shift)