Dr Mark Wright

Outpatient appointments at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital.

I am an ophthalmic surgeon, based in Edinburgh, with more than 25 years experience as a consultant. I was appointed as a consultant based in the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion in 1999 and have practised at Spire Shawfair 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 at the time of their initial consultation.

98% of those patients requiring bilateral cataract surgery in 2025 were given the option of having both eyes done on the same day.

My results from Spire Shawfair Park Hospital taken from my last annual appraisal (7.1.26) are:

142 cataract surgeries were personally performed. Visual outcome data was based on returned postoperative optician refraction forms (100/142, which comprised 70% of all surgery). Of these, 98% (98/100) of eyes had better than or equal to 6/12 (DVLA driving standard) best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 4-6/52 postoperatively (po) benchmarking figure 92%¹

Two patients recorded best corrected visual acuity below 6/12 due to pre-existing amblyopia (lazy eye). In addition, 87% achieved 6/12 or better unaided vision without glasses. Among patients who had both unaided distance and near visual acuity recorded (49 cases), 69% achieved unaided monocular vision of 6/12 or better and N10 near vision (moderate sized print).

Biometric accuracy was within 1 dioptre in 99% of cases, compared with a national benchmarking figure of 85%¹. All 142 procedures were performed using phacoemulsification, with a posterior capsular tear (pct) rate of 0.7%, in line with national audit standards¹.

¹ National Cataract Audit 2024

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

Offers standard cataract package for £2,000 per eye.