Bath Eye Care offer a proven track record of quality with continuous computerised audit. We use a state-of-the-art electronic patient record to continually monitor our results. The system allows prompt communication with the patients Optometrist and General Practioner; a discharge summary is generated immediately following surgery and is sent to the GP.
When looking at
Cataract Surgery results, it is useful to have
a "benchmark" where one can compare outcomes to
an established standard. A National Cataract Survey
was carried out in 1998 which audited surgery
results nationwide. Although this survey is now
a little out of date, the table below compares
our results (BEC) which are highlighted in red.. These results have recently been updated to reflect the outcomes of the latest contract awarded to BEC (309 cases):
CLINICAL OUTCOMES
OF SURGERY (Snellen Visual Acuity in Operated
Eye)
Visual
Acuity at Final Refraction (within
3 months of surgery)
86%
(all patients) achieve 6/12 or
better
BEC: 97.2%
CLINICAL OUTCOMES
OF SURGERY
Surgically Related Complications 2
Events During the
Operation
Any
complication during surgery
7.5%
BEC: 2%
Capsule
rupture and vitreous loss
4.4%
BEC: 1%*
Immediate
Post-Operative Period (within 48 hours
of surgery)
Corneal
Oedema
9.5%
BEC: 0.35%
Wound
leak
1.2%
BEC: 0%
External
infection
0.06%
BEC: 0%
Endophthalmitis
0.03%
BEC:
0%
Sight
Threatening Complications (within 3
months of surgery)
Endophthalmitis
0.1%
BEC: 0%
Retinal
detachment / tear
0.1%
BEC: 0%
SURGICAL
PROCESS 1
Type
of Admission
70% day cases
BEC:
100%
Type of Anaesthetic
86 % local anaesthesia
BEC: 100%
Grade
of Surgeon Performing Operation
Consultant
63%
BEC:
100%
Associate
Specialists
7%
Specialist
Registrar
16%
Senior
House Officer
6%
Other
Grade
8%
Accuracy of refractive outcome
We are particularly proud of our refractive outcomes, and believe that they are amongst the best results published for cataract surgery. The refractive outcome means how close to the desired spectacle error we managed; normally we would aim for zero, meaning that the patient would not have to wear glasses for distance vision.
In this latest group of patients, 90% were within plus or minus one dioptre of predicted refractive outcome.
* three cases of capsular rupture occurred, all without vitreous loss, and with good clinical outcomes
