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“Within 15 minutes, my cataract surgery was all done, I simply got out of the chair and walked into the waiting room.” Cataract procedures are the most common operation in the NHS with around 400,000 a year carried out in the UK. But last year saw 70,000 NHS patients waiting more than six months for procedures classified as non-essential such as cataract surgery. Lawyer, Dr Brian Hanson, CBE, was one of those affected.
Dr Brian Hanson CBE
“I’ve had no pain or discomfort at all and it has made a complete difference to my eyesight. I would not have thought it possible to have no after-effects whatsoever but that really was the case.” “Luckily, I have 20/20 vision in my left eye so now I don’t have any glasses apart from reading glasses, so it’s been a great success for me.”
He said: “When my eye started going odd, I went to my optician and he said the cataract was ripe for surgery so I then went to my doctor. “He wrote the usual letter to the NHS and I waited for a long time and nothing happened.”
“I then got in touch with Benenden Hospital and they were very understanding. By that time I hadn’t been able to drive for six weeks and my wife had to drive me everywhere.” Despite living an hour-and-a-half away from Benenden Hospital, Dr Hanson
travelled from his home in West Sussex to have surgery at the hospital’s renowned Eye Unit. “My consultant was Nick Kopsachilis and he put me at ease straight away. It was rather like going into a dentist’s chair. “Within about 15 minutes, it was all completed and I just got out of the chair and walked into the waiting room. Within half an hour we were driving back home again. “Within two weeks, I just couldn’t imagine what it had been like to have the cataract and no sight. Benenden Hospital is the No.1 provider for private cataract surgery in Kent and Sussex with a team of highly-experienced specialist eye surgeons carrying out more than 2,000 procedures a year.
For private patients, we offer fast track access to cataract surgery which is extremely effective and takes just a short time under a drop-applied local anaesthetic. Surgery is carried out under the expertise of specialist and wellrespected consultant surgeons working locally in the NHS and private practice. Are cataracts stopping you from focusing on your favourite pastime? If so, our eye specialists can help! Call us on 01580 232 491 or go to benendenhospital.org.uk/eyeevent Benenden Hospital – designed to make you feel better.
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