Conditions
Which eye problems are worth a second opinion?
Almost all of them. Below are the ones people ask us about most. Each page tells you, in simple words, when an operation is really needed and when you can wait.
Been told you need an eye operation?
Send your scans. A senior eye doctor who will never operate on you reads them and writes a plain answer in two days.
Watch a doctor answer it in under a minute
Short vertical clips, the same way you already watch on your phone. No jargon, no sales pitch.
45 sec“A cataract will not eat your eye if you wait.”
Cataract surgeon
50 sec“One high reading is not a reason to operate.”
Glaucoma consultant
45 sec“Saying no to LASIK costs you nothing.”
Cornea surgeon
50 sec“Injections dry the swelling. They do not cure sugar.”
Medical retina doctor
60 sec“Ask these ten before you sign anything.”
NetraSure doctor panel
40 sec“Curtain, flashes, black shower? Go today.”
Retina surgeon
Cataract
A cloudy lens. Sometimes it must come out. Very often it can wait a year or more.
Retinal detachment
The one eye problem where hours matter. Learn the warning signs.
Diabetic eye disease
Sugar damages tiny blood vessels. Laser, injections or surgery — in that order.
Macular degeneration
Blurred centre vision in older eyes. Injections help. Surgery rarely does.
Glaucoma surgery
Drops and laser come first. An operation is for eyes still losing ground.
LASIK, SMILE and ICL
A choice, never a must. Thin or odd-shaped corneas should hear a firm no.
Squint in children
Glasses and patching fix many eyes. Surgery is for the ones they don't.
Keratoconus
A cone-shaped cornea. Cross-linking stops it. Transplant is a last step.
Pterygium
The fleshy growth on the white of the eye. Mostly cosmetic, mostly not urgent.
Eyelid and watering problems
Droopy lids, blocked tear ducts and when an operation genuinely helps.
Not sure if you need surgery?
Send us your scans. A senior eye doctor who will never operate on you reads them and tells you the truth in two days.