Dr Mark Wright

Outpatient appointments at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital.

I am an Ophthalmic Surgeon, based in Edinburgh, with more than 20 years' experience. I was appointed as a consultant based in the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion in 1999 and have practised at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital since it opened. I only offer cataract surgery and use anaesthetic drops (no jags!). I consult and operate on a Wednesday with virtually all patients offered a date for surgery within two weeks of their consultation.

My results from Spire Shawfair Park Hospital taken from my last annual appraisal (9.1.25) are:

1. Visual outcomes
   203 cataract surgeries personally performed. Visual results based upon all available returned optician postoperative refraction forms (164/203) which comprised 81% of all surgery. 99% (162/164) of eyes had better than or equal to 6/12 best corrected visual acuity (bcva) at 6/52 postoperatively (po) benchmarking figure 92%1. 92% (150/164) were equal to or better than 6/12 u/a.
   Of those patients who had both an u/a distance & near va recorded (50/164) 66% had u/a monocular vision equal to or better than 6/12 & N10. Two patients had bcva < 6/12 due to a pre-existing problem; AMD 6/12-2 & keratoconus 6/20
   
   
2. Biometric accuracy
   99% (162/164) of the unit’s biometry was within 1 dioptre, benchmarking figure 85%1
   
   
3. Complications (all 203 cases included)
   100% were by phacoemulsification. 0% (0/203) posterior capsular tear (pct), benchmarking figure 1.1%. 1 One patient developed CMO in one of two eyes post uneventful surgery which resolved on topical treatment with 6/10 vision at three months postoperatively

References:
1 National Cataract Audit 2024

I have taught extensively; I co-author Ophthalmology Pocket Tutor, the third edition of which has just been published.