Varicose veins come in all shapes and sizes. In some people they can cause large grape like lumps, through to others that have spider or broken veins that show up as blue or red threads of veins. Varicose veins appear when there is abnormal blood flow. Veins have valves inside that keep the blood flowing […]
This is something we often hear patients say, but it’s a common misconception, along with the mistaken belief that foot surgery is extremely painful. A lot of Orthopaedic surgery is focused on hip and knee replacement, and so you’d be forgiven for thinking that sprains and pains below the knee are less treatable. In fact,
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Your lens, which helps you focus, is removed during cataract surgery and is replaced with an artificial lens, the intra-ocular lens implant. This is made usually of acrylic and will, if surgery is uncomplicated, last a lifetime. Traditionally, the (standard single-vision) lens was selected to allow clear focus for distance vision, but not for any
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