The Ophthalmology Department

The Ophthalmology Department at Macclesfield District General Hospital provides a comprehensive and efficient outpatient and surgical service to the local community and beyond. There are a team of specialists who look after the patients in our care. The four consultants are supported by a specialist group of ophthalmic trained nursing staff and opthoptists who all make every effort to ensure patients receive first class care.
 
Many conditions are treated within the outpatient department including general eye examinations and special tests, assessment and treatment of glaucoma, oculoplastic, medical retina with diabetes, lacrimal, paediatric and squint. If surgery is required most conditions are treated under local anaesthetic allowing patients to recover in their own home.
 
If you need to be seen very quickly we offer emergency referrals between 9.00am and 5.00pm from Monday to Friday. Outside of these times there is no specialist eye doctor who can see patients who need to be seen immediately and during those times patients would need to attend the eye department at Leighton Hospital, Crewe.

• Our services
• Our team

Our services

The department provides the following services:

• Cataract extraction (provided through the general ophthalmology service).
• Corneal and external eye
• Eyelid disorders
• General medical ophthalmology
• General ophthalmology
• Glaucoma (provided through the general ophthalmology service).
• Lacrimal
• Medical retina
• Meibomian cyst
• Metabolic eye disease
• Metabolic eye, strabismus, ocular motility.
• Minor operations
• Paediatric ophthalmology
• Nurse led services

Patients who need to stay in hospital overnight and children under the age of three years have their care transferred to Leighton Hospital, Crewe. 
 
Specialist surgery, for example retinal surgery, is not performed at Macclesfield but patients are referred to Manchester Royal Eye Hospital or the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

Our team

There are four ophthalmology consultants who each lead a team of specialist doctors and nurses. As a patient you may be seen by the consultant or by a doctor or nurse within their team. The consultant has overall responsibility for your care.

Consultant name	Title	Number
Prisca Barbosa	Ophthalmic staff grade	01625 661413
Lesley Barwell	Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner	01625 661413
Sarah Birchenough	Opthoptists	01625 661717
Judith Clifford	Opthoptists	01625 661717
Cathy Cowburn	Nurse Practitioner	01625 661413
Mr S Quah	Clinical lead	01625 661169
Mr A Hubbard	Occuloplastic surgery	01625 661367
Vonnie Johnson	Nurse Assistant	01625 661413
Kavita Kapoor	Ophthalmic staff grade	01625 661413
Jill McKeown	Opthoptists	01625 661717
Mr A Needham	Medical retina	01625 661314
Jennifer Pickles	Opthoptists	01625 661717
Mr A Sachdev	Consultant Medical Retina	01625 661314
Helen Yates	Opthoptists	01625 661717