St James's University Hospital : Ophthalmology

Jun 26th, 2022

i was told to be there at 12.30 i was left there till 8,45 the nure and desk staff had all gone home i only ha a cup of tea i was all on my self . t hey came for me at 8.50 after my eye was done the doctor took me back to ward 25 made me a cup of tea he gave me my eye drops and find a taxi home being disabled it was hard work i told the taxi i was seated in a wheel chair because i could not see him . i had no vision for 3 days and i had a black eye my eye ball was swollen and my eye after 12 days my check bone is still sore and eye ball still swollen i never want to go in ST JAMES AGAIN
Jan 29th, 2022

Went to the eye clinic after a sudden influx of floaters and pains in my eye... the staff were very nice I have to say, but I'm disgusted by the level of standards. The ophthalmologist looked at my eye, saw a small tear, got a second opinion and told me to carry on as normal. They said it wasn't even an abnornality. "If you see dark spots or black, come back to us" They didn't even tell me it was a small tear! I came to Poland and got a second opinion. Turns out these minor tears can very easily get worse, and the pain is caused by the eye liquid getting into the hole, which can lift the retina, causing detatchment. I was recommended to get photocoagulation laser surgery as a precautionary measure to prevent the tear from expanding. If the NHS had its own way, i'd be half blind for a few days then get full on invasive emergency eye surgery. Precautionary measures are far more effective than combative.
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