Mr Gerard McGowan 2016-08-21 Person 5 5 0

Towards the end of last year, I was referred to Ayr Hospital by my optician after I suggested that the slight double vision in my left eye was being caused by my new spectacles having been wrongly manufactured. I was subsequently examined by two consultants who concluded that the actual problem was something else, could be resolved by surgery, and passed me into the care of Mr McGowan. My consultation with Mr McGowan prior to surgery was informative, my queries answered in an understandable manner and the impending procedure was fully explained. On the day, my developing cataract was removed and the following vitrectomy procedure carried out in what seemed to me to be a slick and highly professional manner by Mr McGowan and his team...throughout the operation I was kept informed about what was being done and what to expect...that I had watched a similar operation on You Tube was a help!! I felt surprisingly relaxed, despite the fact that a number of sharp pointed objects were being jabbed into my eyeball! I honestly cannot fault the standard of care which I received on the day and over the following weeks. My second cataract was removed three months later in another faultless operation and now, after sixty years, I can see the world in full without spectacles! The NHS is currently much maligned, but in the light of my recent experience I have nothing but praise for the Ophthalmology team in Ayr Hospital.