About our new hospital in Stockton-on-Tees

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You’ll find our team to be very friendly and welcoming. From the moment you arrive, you are greeted with a smile, made to feel welcome, at ease and as comfortable as possible. A lot of our patients often remember the care they received from our patient drivers, porters and nurses that took care of them before and after the surgery. We look forward to welcoming you to SpaMedica.

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Vinnie Cara - Hospital Manager, SpaMedica Stockton-on-Tees

• Cataracts

  NHS patients are treated for cataracts by a relatively straightforward surgical procedure

  Symptoms

  • A decrease in vision clarity that can’t be corrected with glasses
  • Colours appear faded or washed out, sometimes with a yellow haze
  • Sensitivity to light, glare, and seeing halos around lights
  • Frequent changes to eyeglass or contact lens prescriptions

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• YAG Laser Capsulotomy (YAG)

  Posterior lens capsule opacification (PCO) can be treated quite simply by YAG laser

  Symptoms

  • Cloudy/blurred vision
  • Glare/flare around lights

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• Vitrectomy

  Vitrectomy surgery is provided to existing SpaMedica patients, if required, after cataract surgery

  Symptoms

  • Diabetic vitreous haemorrhage – floaters, cobwebs, haze, shadows or a red hue in vision
  • Endophthalmitis (eye infection) – following surgery redness, sensitivity to light, vision reduction and/or pain
  • Residual lens fragments that need removing following surgery – redness, sensitivity to light, vision reduction and/or pain
  • Retinal detachment – dots or lines (floaters) suddenly appear in your vision or suddenly increase in number, you get flashes of light in your vision or you have a dark “curtain” or shadow moving across your vision
  • Macular hole – blurred or distorted vision, or there’s a black spot in the centre of your vision

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