Vision Care Clinic Reviews 

A week ago I had multifocal lens implant surgery with Mr Kieren Darcy and the results have been outstanding. After much investigation, I chose to see Mr Darcy due to the senior position he also holds at Bristol Eye Hospital in addition to his private work and his extensive experience and my confidence in him was confirmed from the initial consultation.
Mr Darcy is thorough and clear and at no point did I feel rushed or pressured into agreeing to surgery. He took time to understand my needs and expectations. His team members, Linda Lewis and Ivy Le, are to be commended too, for their outstanding friendliness and professionalism. They all put me at my ease, but most importantly, between them I received a rigorous and full appraisal of my eye health and optical needs.
Mr Darcy’s PA Cheryl was very accommodating when I had to reschedule my surgery date only hours before I was due to attend when I tested positive for Covid - nothing is ever too much trouble.
The surgery itself took approximately 8 minutes per eye and at no point during or since have I experienced any discomfort. By the following day I was able to read a book without glasses and my vision improved rapidly each day. By my post-surgery check-up appointment 5 days later my vision had already improved so well I was assessed as having 20/20 vision.
This surgery has been transformational for me. Eyes are so precious but there is nothing I could fault in any aspect of my journey with Vision Care. I unreservedly recommend Mr Darcy and his team for cataract surgery.

Having had Lasik eye surgery nearly 30 years ago, my eyesight started to deteriorate and I was keen to see if i could have it corrected again. After a very detailed consultation, Kieren Darcy explained that he would only be happy to perform the surgery on the left eye as the right had some damage and there would be a risk of making it worse, however, he suggested that monocular vision may be of benefit to me as the right eye prescription was not too bad for distance and very good for close up. He said the brain will quickly assimilate this information and used the left eye for distance and the right for reading etc.
I decided to go ahead with the surgery and I can honestly say I can carry on my day to day, play sport, watch TV, use my phone etc without any problems what so ever. I hate wearing glasses, so I'm very grateful to Kieren and the team at the Nuffield for their help and care, the surgery has greatly improved my quality of life.

I was an optometrist for nearly 40 years and in that time sent many patients off to have cataract surgery, I then followed them up post operatively and saw the results both good and bad, so I was a little apprehensive when it came to my turn for the operation. I chose to go privately so I would have more time to discuss the many lens replacement options that are now available. Kieren was great, calm and knowledgeable, and the pre op assessment was very thorough and the equipment and measurements taken blew me away.
We decided on a trifocal implant so I would not be reliant on specs afterwards, and Kieren suggested an additional procedure to help me get the best out of the operation which I hadn't realised was an option.
The operation itself was very professionally managed and today was my discharge day. I am pleased to say I have virtually no distance error and can read the smallest print so I am very impressed and pleased. If I was still in practice I would have no hesitation in recommending the Visioncareclinic team to my patients and indeed when my other eye needs sorting "I'll be back".

I have worn glasses and contact lenses since I was 14 yrs old but always a compromise with less than perfect vision . As I got older I needed lens for reading in one eye and lens for distance in other. Then varifocal glasses when eyes got older . I have astigmatism also . I never had perfect vision due to these issues and then cataracts bilaterally. I knew I had to have surgery so opted to go privately to get the best lens I could and after research I booked to see Kieren at his vision care clinic. I am so happy that I did and from the first consultation through to my post op visit he has made me feel at ease and explained all my choices. The pre op assessment was thorough and gave me confidence that I was in good hands. I had both eyes done on the same day after full discussion of the pros and cons . This had to be in Cardiff which was worth the travel to have both eyes on same day, although this did heighten my concerns initially to have both done at the same time . It did mean no juggling glasses for the interim period whilst waiting for the other eye to be done.
The procedure itself was well managed with lovely staff to put me at ease whilst anaesthetic drops etc were administered and Kieren again explained everything at each stage . It was nothing like I was expecting . I won’t lie , I was nervous but It was painless and just like looking into a kaleidoscope , all done in less than 30 mins. Don’t know why I worried ! It’s been over a week now where I have followed all post op instructions ( lots of drops ) and I have the best vision I have ever had ! … I cannot thank Kieren and his team enough for giving me freedom from glasses after 50 yrs ! I would not hesitate to recommend Kieren and vision care clinic. Life changing !