Yorkshire Eye Hospital

Surgical results audit

By continually auditing its surgical results the Yorkshire Eye Hospital can assure patients of the highest quality of care.

Here we compare our results with those from the National Cataract Pilot Electronic Study (Medisoft), the most up-to-date study in the UK of over 55,000 cases.

Patients achieving a visual acuity of 6/12 or better following cataract surgery (in eyes with no other eye disease)  (1st June 2006 to 31st August 2007)

National Cataract Study    95%
Yorkshire Eye Hospital    97%

Rate of posterior capsule rupture during cataract surgery  (1st June to 31st August 2007)

This is when the delicate membrane behind the lens breaks during cataract surgery. This will inevitably happen in some cases but a low rate is an indication of high quality skilled surgery.

National cataract Study upper acceptable rate    3.0%
Yorkshire Eye Hospital    0.4%

Endophthalmitis  

Endophthalmitis is a serious infection in the eye following surgery.

Previous surveys have shown a 1 in 350 endophthalmitis rate within the NHS
No cases in last 2 years at Yorkshire Eye Hospital

MRSA infections

No cases ever at Yorkshire Eye Hospital

Clostridium Difficile

No cases ever at Yorkshire Eye Hospital