Sapphire Eye Care Winchester

Chilcomb Lane
Wincheser
SO21 1HU

About the practice

Our team has some of the most highly qualified eye care specialists in the country, with a global reputation. Our surgeons use the very best technology and, perhaps more importantly, are supported by experienced medical specialists. We cover a wide area of eye care including cataract, vitreoretinal, wet AMD, dry AMD, cornea, glaucoma and oculoplastics.

We only look after eyes. From the staff who answer our phones and deal with your queries, to the nurses who care for you during and after your procedure, you are in the safest of hands. We even have our own team of anaesthetists to ensure your comfort and safety during your operation. Some of the things we do might seem unnecessary to other specialists, such as having our own team of dedicated anaesthetists. Or providing our cataract patients with lubricating eye drops for improved diagnostics. Or even ensuring you are always offered a private room on the day of your operation. But it’s the combination of these small extras that give our patients the consistently excellent outcomes that make such a difference.

We give every patient complete choice over their eye care. From the hospital you have your treatment in to the type of lens we use in cataract surgery, your needs and your expectations are at the centre of how we work. We keep you fully informed from the outset of your treatment journey, ensuring your comfort and care throughout.

We’re a warm, friendly and approachable team, here to help you get your eyesight back to where you want it to be. We’re here to help you make the most of your life. That’s why you can choose where and when to have your treatment, so it fits around your plans. And because few of us have an endless pot of money, we give you clear pricing in advance, with no hidden fees.

We don’t offer special discounts for signing up on the spot, so you’ll never feel pressured to make a decision.

Our Surgeons

Prof Andy Luff

Certifications & Associations

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Britain and Eire, Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons, European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,

About

Andrew is one of the UK’s most respected eye surgeons. He has more than 35 years’ experience in ophthalmology, with more than 15,000 vitrectomy procedures to his name, and in excess of 25,000 cataract or refractive lens procedures.

Andrew began his career in general surgery, having trained in medicine first at Oxford University and then at Guy’s Hospital Medical School in London. He made the move into ophthalmology in 1988, training at Southampton’s highly regarded General Hospital and the world famous Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. The late 1980s was an exciting time for ophthalmology; eye surgery was experiencing huge leaps forward, from improved optics and micro-instrumentation to breakthrough cataract and macular treatments.

Andrew’s work has tracked many of those advances. He was one of the first British surgeons to use intravitreal injections (where medicines are injected into the vitreous of the eye to treat conditions like age-related macular degeneration or AMD). He remains an enthusiastic proponent of new technologies, such as the exciting Red Light Therapy for AMD.

As a high-volume surgeon who specialises in retinal and cataract surgery, Andrew is often asked to take on complex cases by colleagues. This includes issues like implant lens exchanges, ocular trauma, and eyes that have had difficult first procedures.

During his time in the NHS, he served as Clinical Service Director at Southampton General, playing a key role in establishing the Chair of Ophthalmology there. He continues to act as a reviewer for grant applications and lectures regularly to Optometrists and general practitioners. He now works full-time in the private sector.

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