Deterioration and loss of sight can potentially be treated by laser surgery.

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The Birdwatcher

After losing his wife to cancer, Bruce contemplated giving up his lifelong passion of bird watching. Determined, he gathered the courage to return to the fields, but cruelly his eyesight began to fail soon after. This is his story of love, loss and redemption.

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4 signs you may have cataracts

Cataracts affect many of us as we get older, but acting early can reduce the impact they'll have on your life. Thankfully, spotting the early signs of a cataract developing is fairly straight forward.

4 ways to help prevent cataracts

It's true, cataracts are common. Thankfully, there are precautions you can take to minimise your risk and prevent damage to your eyes and vision. Mr David Anderson, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital has four tips to protect your eyes.

Test yourself for age-related macular degeneration

As the leading cause of vision loss in the UK, age-related macular degeneration is something we should see coming, but many of us fail to read the signs. Here’s what you need to know.

3 common eye diseases which cause sight loss

Cataracts, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration are the conditions most likely to affect your vision. Here's how we treat, prevent and manage the three thieves of sight.

Life in a different light: Graeme's cataract surgery

At just 51 years old, Graeme Chisholm was surprised to learn cataracts were responsible for his deteriorating eyesight. Here's how multi-focal lens implants brought his life back into focus.


Wed 6 Nov
This free face to face event at Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is for anyone who would like to find out more about Cataract Surgery and refractive lens surgery as a treatment option for sight correction.
Wed 6 Nov
This is a free CPD webinar for GPs and Healthcare Professionals presented by Mr Giampaolo Gini, Consultant Ophthalmologist