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Consultation Information

Please read the following carefully prior to your consultation with Mr Shuttleworth
 

If you have any questions or queries prior to your consultation please contact:

Nashie Flood (secretary):  telephone 01792 391122 / 07935 281033 or

                                       e-mail: swansea.eyecare@gmail.com​​

Consultations at:

Sancta Maria Hospital

Lamberts Road

Swansea SA1 8FD

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Time allocated for consultations:

New patient appointments:         30-40 minutes (depending upon complexity of eye problem)  £200

Follow-up patient appointments: 20-30 minutes (depending upon complexity of eye problem)   £120

Free Cataract Mini-Consultation: 15 minutes (booking conditions apply)

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Please note: these times are to include the consultation, examination, discussions and dictation of a letter which will be copied to you.

 

Format of the consultation:

Following introductions Mr Shuttleworth will talk to you about your eye problems and general health. He will then examine you. He may then instil some eye-drops to dilate your pupil in order to examine the back of your eye and you may then be asked to take a seat back in the waiting room whilst the drops work (usually 10 minutes) before you are called back to complete the consultation where Mr Shuttleworth will explain his findings and discuss your options regarding treatments or investigation.

 

Who can be present during the consultation:

It is always a good idea to bring another person with you to your consultation - four ears are better than two!

 

IMPORTANT - Please ensure the following information is available for your consultation:

  • Medications: Please can you ensure that you bring along an up-to-date list of all your current medications

  • Spectacles: Please bring the most up-to-date glasses that you use for distance viewing – these may be described as driving or in some cases TV glasses and they may be bifocals or varifocal glasses.

  • Spectacle prescription: Please ensure that you have a copy of your most recent spectacle prescription from your optician and / or a copy has been emailed to swansea.eyecare@gmail.com prior to your consultation.

  • Referral letter: Please ensure that if a referral letter has not been sent to the Sancta Maria Hospital from either your GP or Optometrist that you bring a copy along with you although with Mrs Flood's (secretary) approval you can be seen without a formal referral letter.

 

Please note: whilst all of the above information may not be a pre-requisite for all consultations, its availability ensures the most efficient use of time.

 

Eye-drops and driving to your consultation:

Eye drops are frequently used when examining the back of your eyes. These drops are likely to make your vision blurry and the effects usually last about 4 hours. During this period of time you are advised not to drive. We therefore suggest that you do not drive to and from your consultation unless you either wait for your vision to return to normal (assuming that it reaches the driving standard) or have somebody else drive you home.

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Finally - please remember to give yourself time to get to your consultation.

Parking can sometimes be a problem and arriving early gives you time for a cup of coffee or tea, time to unwind and time to complete a simple medical questionnaire if this is your first consultation.

You can complete the the questionnaire at home by printing this document.​

 

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