£2.25 million private eye clinic opens in Ballykelly

Kingsbridge Healthcare Group (KHG) has officially opened Kingsbridge Eye Clinic, a £2.25 million surgical facility with complementary eyecare services at their hospital in the North West, based in Ballykelly.

This latest announcement, which forms part of an overall multi-million investment in Kingsbridge Private Hospital North West (KPHNW), will create 10 new jobs and provide a one stop service primarily for patients in the local area, but also throughout Northern Ireland, who require cataract or oculoplastic surgery.

Anthony McKenna, General Manager KPHNW said: “This new centre of excellence has been established to meet the needs of patients in the North West who previously had to travel greater distances to access treatment for cataracts or plastic surgery.

"With state-of-the-art ophthalmology equipment and a designated theatre incorporating specific air changing features for specialist eye surgery; patients from across the North West, Mid Ulster and into Donegal, can now be assured of excellent surgical care in a convenient and comfortable location.”

Andrew Spence, Group Ophthalmology Business Development Lead at Kingsbridge Healthcare Group was delighted to be part of the team that has helped to develop this new eye clinic at Kingsbridge Private Hospital, North West. 

Andrew said: “With a capacity to treat up to 7000 patients annually, Kingsbridge Eye Clinic will play a vital role in tackling the high numbers of people currently waiting for cataract surgery, locally and in the South of Ireland who can access the service through the Cross Border Healthcare Directive.”

Staffed with a team of HCA’s, nurses, three new local surgeons and an optometrist, the centre will offer services using an online platform, Eye Refer.