Section through the retina
Mr Scott was trained in vitreoretinal by some of the finest surgeons in the country at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham and Moorefield's Eye Hospital, London. Vitreoretinal surgery encompasses the surgical procedures performed on the vitreous (the jelly that lies behind the lens) and the retina (the thin membrane at the back of the eye that translates light energy into electrical energy to allow the eye to see). Diseases of the retina that can be successfully treated include macular holes, epi-retinal membranes, vitreous haemorrhages, diabetic eye disease, uveitis certain types of macular degeneration and retinal detachments. Mr Scott is an expert in this surgery for all these disorders and is widely published in the peer-reviewed press.
A vitrectomy in progress
The surgical team; surgeon, nurse and satisfied patient
Mr Scott has innovated new techniques in the treatment of diabetic eye disease and the surgical treatment of uveitis. He has developed a no stitch technique for vitreo-retinal surgery. This allows a quicker recovery and more comfortable eye after the procedure.
Vitreoretinal surgery can be performed under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia. With local anaesthesia you are awake for the procedure though feel nothing in the eye. With general anaesthesia it is as if you are asleep during the procedure and you wake up at the end of it having felt nothing. The procedures usually involve an overnight stay as the eye must be checked the morning after. If gas has been injected into the eye you may be required to posture in a particular position for 45 minutes in every hour for approximately for 1 week after the procedure. Depending on the type of gas used the bubble will resolve spontaneously in 2-6 weeks. While there is a significant gas bubble you will be unable to fly in an aeroplane. If silicone oil is injected into the eye you can fly after the operation and posturing is less stringent, but it will require another operation to be removed.