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Mr Zia Carrim 2022-02-21 Person 5 5 0

I first saw Zia when I had a vitreous bleed and retinal tears in my right eye. He treated this with laser at the Eye clinic and my vision recovered completely. Subsequently I saw him for poor vision in my left eye which was due to Asteroid hyalosis and cataract. The former is a condition where something like a web stretches across the posterior chamber of the eye, with strange white deposits which makes you feel that you are looking through a dirty windscreen. Driving at night became a nightmare so had to have a driver, after dark, to drive me in the evenings. Zia performed a vitrectomy and cataract operation, as a combined procedure. This is a long and tedious procedure which requires great dexterity and even more patience, which I only realized when he showed me the video of my operation the following day. There was a membrane stretching across the vitreous chamber which looked like it had the Milky Way in it. That's why it is called Asteroid !! I am a surgeon and realized how difficult the procedure was when I saw the video. Hats off to Zia, for his patience and skills. I was back to operating on my patients one week after the operation! My vision is near perfect four weeks post operatively and have no hesitation driving at night. The staff at the Eye Clinic have always been supportive and courteous, and I would recommend The Eye Clinic to anyone requiring eye surgery. However i must add that my experience at Wellkin was appalling. The Day Ward was claustrophobic, and the staff impersonal with a poor bedside manner. If you have the option I would suggest you ask for a private room. I insisted to be moved out of the Day Ward post operatively. Finally, the report given to me, within hours, after the surgery was detailed, descriptive and reassuring. Well done Zia, keep up the standards and your good work.