Read about Shepton Mallet cataract surgery patient, Mike’s successful Practice Plus Group experience.
When I realised I had a cataract and needed a lens replacement, a neighbour recommended Practice Plus Group Hospital, Shepton Mallet to me, and I’m glad they did. The whole process was smooth, easy, thorough, efficient and slick. Everyone had a role, they knew what it was and were busy going about it in a calm and organised way.
I had been gradually losing focus in my right eye, with my vision growing weaker and fuzzier. I had always been short-sighted anyway and wore glasses or contact lenses, but the optometrist explained that if I left the cataract too long, my lens would harden and the surgery wouldn’t have as good an outcome. I love to go sailing, and the deteriorating vision was becoming a problem.
Mike’s cataract surgery patient experience in Shepton Mallet
“The whole process [with Practice Plus Group] was smooth, easy, thorough, efficient and slick. Everyone had a role and were busy going about it in a calm and organised way.”
Mike, 75, Practice Plus Group cataract surgery patient
I then met another neighbour who had been to Practice Plus Group as an NHS patient, and he was also impressed. I decided to pay because at the time I was busy with work and wanted to be able to schedule my surgery in Shepton Mallet at a time that suited me. In fact, I had to reschedule several times due to diary complications, which the team all took in their stride without complaint.
From my initial consultation to the pre-op appointment and then surgery three weeks later, I was impressed by how clean and tidy Shepton Mallet Hospital in Somerset was and by how professional all the staff were.
The operation went to time and plan. I was there for under three hours in total. I was amazed at how well I could see with the “new” eye only 10 minutes after leaving the couch. I could have driven home if I’d been allowed!
The recovery was really fast and my vision was excellent. I can even go sailing without contact lenses and though I have reading glasses when I need to focus on a small screen I can cope well without them.
It was a very positive experience from beginning to end.
