Philip Alexander - Cambridge Eye Surgeon

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Cataract

What is a cataract?

Cataract occurs when the natural lens inside the eye becomes cloudy so that light is scattered or blocked. This affects vision, and can feel like looking through frosted glass, or there may be glare in bright lights or with night driving.

What testing might be done?

Your initial consultation involves a detailed sight test, biometry measurements, and eye pressure checks. Dilating drops will be used, which may blur your vision for a few hours.

How is a cataract treated?

When the symptoms become significant, the cataract is surgically extracted from within its capsule, and a plastic intraocular lens (IOL) is implanted in its place.

What can I expect for my vision after cataract surgery?

For most people, cataract surgery is an opportunity to correct or reduce pre-existing short-sightedness, long-sightedness and/or astigmatism. In these cases, cataract treatment has the potential to provide better vision than was previously experienced (without glasses) before cataract developed.

Vision after cataract surgery is dependent on:

  • The accuracy of measurements and calculations for the lens implant power (biometry)
  • The type of lens implant used
  • The skill and experience of the surgeon
  • The co-operation of the patient during the procedure
  • The natural healing process of the eye itself
  • The presence of other eye conditions affecting the prognosis

Private Practice

If you wish to see Mr Alexander privately, he offers appointments at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, and the Nuffield Cambridge Hospital. To see Mr Alexander privately please contact his personal assistant Rosie Ashwell on 01223 782169 or use the form below to make an enquiry. A referral from your GP is not required.

Spire Cambridge Lea
30 New Road
Impington
Cambridge
CB24 9EL

Nuffield Cambridge Hospital
4 Trumpington Road
Cambridge
CB2 8AF

NHS Practice

Mr Philip Alexander is an NHS consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. To see him in his NHS clinic, please organise to be referred via your General Practitioner.

Department of Ophthalmology,
Box 41
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Biomedical Campus,
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

NHS Secretary: Shannon Brand
Tel: 01223 216106
www.cuh.org.uk

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