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  • Patient Stories

    “My eyes felt like slits” – cataract patient Beryl had ‘no idea’ NHS eyelid surgery could further restore her sight

    20 / 04 / 26

    For years, Shropshire resident Beryl Snow found herself returning again and again for new glasses that never quite worked. “I couldn’t use my laptop properly, and every prescription still didn’t feel right,” she recalls. It was only when a new optometrist in her hometown, near Ludlow, identified cataracts…

  • Tony Nicol

    A Life in Music, A New View of the World

    27 / 06 / 25

    From singing with Judy Garland to entertaining troops in the Falklands, Tony Nicol has lived a life full of remarkable moments. Now 80 and still full of energy, it was cataract surgery with SpaMedica that helped him see those moments more clearly once again. A Musical Life Like…

  • Paul Smith Storey

    Back to the Canals with a Clearer View

    02 / 06 / 25

    A Familiar Face on the Water Paul Smith-Storey, a painter and familiar face from Channel 4’s Narrow Escapes, recently shared his cataract surgery experience at SpaMedica Haydock. From blurred vision and difficulty with daily tasks to painting with clarity again, Paul’s journey shows the powerful impact of cataract…

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    Sandie can see clearly again after surgery at SpaMedica leaves her with “crystal clear” vision

    23 / 01 / 25

    71-year-old Sandie Edwards, who lives in Winchester, Hampshire, underwent surgery as an NHS patient at the SpaMedica hospital in Southampton and says she can’t wait to see her heartthrob, Marti Pellow, again without having to squint at him! Sandie had worn glasses for a couple of years when…

  • Jan Kelly

    Patient regains clear vision following “life-changing” surgery

    18 / 12 / 24

    After a Christmas Day hit-and-run in 1981 left Jan Kelly with a debilitating eye injury, she spent 43 years living in a “veil of fog.” Now, at 74, she is preparing to celebrate her first clear-sighted Christmas thanks to successful cataract surgery at SpaMedica. Jan Kelly experienced devastating…