OUTCOMES

Outcomes & transparency

Outcomes, honestly reported.

Good surgery should be measured, and measurements should be shared. This page will carry audited results for the operations performed in the practice — presented plainly, in context, and never dressed up.

Outcome figures only mean something when they are audited, complete, and set against a recognised benchmark. Publishing a headline success rate without the case mix behind it — how complex the eyes were, how sick, how many were emergencies — tells a patient very little, and can mislead.

For that reason, the tables below are deliberately left as placeholders until audited data is ready to publish. When it is, each measure will show the number of cases, the result, the time period, and the published benchmark it is compared against — so the figures can be read honestly rather than taken on trust.

In the meantime, the surest guide to what a particular operation can and cannot achieve for your eye is a consultation, where the realistic range of outcomes is explained for your specific situation.

Surgical outcomes — to be audited

The measures we intend to publish.

Vitreoretinal surgery — outcomes to be reported
MeasureResultCasesBenchmark
Primary retinal reattachment rate[audit][n][published]
Macular hole closure rate[audit][n][published]
Complication rate (endophthalmitis)[audit][n][published]
Cataract surgery — outcomes to be reported
MeasureResultCasesBenchmark
Refractive outcome within target[audit][n][published]
Posterior capsule rupture rate[audit][n][published]
Visual acuity improvement[audit][n][published]

Every cell marked in brass is a placeholder awaiting real audited data. No figure will be published here, or presented as a personal result, until it can be shown with its case numbers and a recognised benchmark.

Consultation

The honest answer is a conversation.

Until the audited figures are here, the realistic outlook for your eye is best explained face to face.

This page provides general information only and is not a substitute for an individual consultation. If you are worried about your vision, seek medical advice.