Excellent experience, seamless induction process and comfortable through the whole procedure. Could see the results on the way home and aftercare was very good. Highly recommend and wish I had done it much earlier!
I have recently had bilateral refractive lens exchange performed by Professor Gartry at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Moorfields was recommended to me by a friend who had cataract surgery there after initially pursuing the NHS route. She found the entire experience stress free and reassuring with excellent care and communication.
Having looked at the consultants who have clinics at Moorfields, I didn’t feel it necessary to choose a specific surgeon, but having been allocated David Gartry, I read his profile and realised that he is one of the most experienced and highly regarded eye surgeons available. He has a very approachable manner and is extremely reassuring.
My husband is now in the process of arranging RLE and will of course be under the care of Professor Gartry following my recommendation!
I first enquired about having RLE in August 2019. I ended up having the surgery in Jan of this year, 2024. I did a lot of research, about the pros and cons of the process, mainly from the point of view of driving. After the break forced by Covid, I recontacted the surgery in July 2020, with a view to starting the process again. However, as sometimes happens, life gets in the way, and I did not take it up, until contacting the surgery for a third time in Sept. 2023.
I was recommended to Professor Gartry after suffering from severe Recurrent corneal erosion in both eyes which had progressively worsened over the ten years. In need of a solution for the pain, and the NHS waiting list being too long, I was able to meet with Professor Gartry at his Moorfield Clinic a week after making contact. Going in I was nervous and tired from the ongoing pain but after leaving I was optimistic about the surgery offered to me which was PTK to regrow new and stronger cells in hope to eliminate the erosions but to also fix my eyesight too, eliminating the need for glasses, which I wasn’t expecting and was a exciting bonus!
On my surgery day everything ran smoothly, Professor Gartry and his team explained everything to me in detail and Professor Gartry spoke to me throughout the surgery explaining step by step what was happening and reassuring me I was doing great. The Aftercare was excellent too. PTK recovery for me was painful for the first 3 – 5 days, but I was given all the eyedrops needed with easy instructions on how to use, and when I ran out of numbing drops to ease the pain my father had to make one phone call and one journey to Gartry’s office and was handed more than enough to help with the pain. My first follow up appointment was around a week later and my second 6 months later (which is usually 3 months, but I was away).
In the end I cannot thank Professor Gartry and his team enough. My eyes have healed perfectly from the erosions, and I now have near 20/20 vision and no more glasses! It’s life changing for me, and I couldn’t recommend anyone other than Professor Gartry for his expertise and dedication when it comes to our eyes.
I first met Professor Gartry in 2007 to have- laser surgery for my life long shortsight and ended up with perfect vision for many years. The procedure had been painless and without any side effects so that, when , with age , cataracts developed I did not hesitate to return to Professor Gartry and his team at Moorfields Hospital. I’ve now got my perfect sight back again and would certainly recommend Professor Gartry and his team for the whole procedure and the care and attention I received throughout.