Mr Qasim Mansoor 2020-09-30 Person 5 5 0

After an eye test at Specsavers Bishop Auckland in January 2020 I was referred to Newmedica in Middlesbrough for consideration of cataract surgery as an NHS patient. In February, Mr. A Saad at Newmedica then referred me to James Cook Hospital for cataract surgery with toric intraocular lenses – I had corneal astigmatism of +3 diopters. Then Covid 19 intervened and various appointments at James Cook were cancelled/rearranged, so in July I was offered an appointment in January 2021. At this point I decided to approach Newmedica as a private patient, as my eye-site was deteriorating and I did not wish to wait any longer. My wife and I had a consultation with Mr Mansoor on Friday 11 July and discussed at length and in depth my options for cataract surgery. Mr Mansoor then emailed us further information and recommended us a number of relevant websites. After digesting this information, we had a second consultation with Mr Mansoor on Monday the 20 July and I chose to have cataract surgery with Vivity Toric IOLs. I was aware that this extended depth of focus lens was an innovative development new to the UK. Mr Mansoor operated on the left eye on July 29 and on the right eye on August 12. I attended three post-op assessments on August 5 and 14 and September 11. Throughout this process Mr Mansoor and the Newmedica team were brilliant – for example Dana and the Anaesthetist were both very friendly and very efficient. The outcome has been as forecast – I no longer need glasses for distant and medium vision, which is now excellent for driving, birdwatching, the TV, and my desktop computer. For reading I am using standard 1.5 glasses from a pharmacy, having first bought 2.0 but found them too strong. All in all, a truly game-changing operation thanks to Mr Mansoor and the team at Newmedica, Middlesbrough. I cannot recommend them highly enough. David Humphreys, Westgate, County Durham.