Berkshire · Reading

Private eye surgery in Reading

Consultant-led private ophthalmology at Sapphire Eye Care’s Reading clinic on Bath Road, with no NHS waiting list. Cataract and lens surgery, oculoplastic (eyelid) surgery, vitreoretinal and macular care, plus dry-eye and blepharitis treatment from one continuous consultant surgeon throughout your treatment — 12 procedures confirmed at this site.

Address

Sapphire Eye Care — Reading
16 Bath Road, Reading, RG1 6NS

Appointments

By arrangement, Mon–Sat
No GP referral required

Contact

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Areas served

Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell,
Henley-on-Thames, Newbury & Berkshire

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Procedures

Treatments available at the Reading clinic

Cataract SurgerySapphire: from £2,900 per eye→Refractive Lens ExchangeSapphire: from £4,300 per eye→YAG Laser CapsulotomySapphire: from £550 (one eye)→Blepharoplasty (Upper Lids)Sapphire: from £2,350 (one upper lid)→Blepharoplasty (Lower / Four-Lid)Assessed individually→Ptosis RepairSapphire: complex repair from £3,100 (one side)→Chalazion RemovalSapphire: eyelid lesion curettage from £460→Entropion & Ectropion RepairConsultant-led→Wet AMD Anti-VEGFSapphire: consultation & injection package from £2,405→Dry AMD PhotobiomodulationConsultant-led→Vitreoretinal Surgery & FloatersSapphire: floater vitrectomy from £6,100→Blepharitis & Dry Eye CareConsultant-led→General Ophthalmology ConsultationConsultant-led→

About this clinic

Specialist eye care in Reading

The Reading clinic on Bath Road offers consultant-delivered private ophthalmology for patients across Berkshire and the Thames Valley — including Wokingham, Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Newbury and Maidenhead — with no NHS waiting list.

You are seen by the same consultant ophthalmic surgeon throughout: from your first assessment and biometry, into theatre, and on to your follow-up reviews. There are no rotating clinicians and no junior handovers, so you never have to repeat your history.

12 consultant-led procedures are confirmed at this site, spanning cataract and lens surgery, oculoplastic (eyelid) surgery, vitreoretinal and macular care, plus dry-eye and blepharitis treatment. Self-pay patients and all major UK insurers are welcome.

Conditions routinely treated in Reading

  • Cataracts (clouding of the natural lens)
  • Presbyopia and high prescriptions — refractive lens exchange
  • Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) — YAG laser
  • Excess upper-lid skin and eye bags — blepharoplasty
  • Drooping eyelids (ptosis)
  • Chalazion (meibomian cyst)
  • Entropion and ectropion (eyelid malposition)
  • Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • Floaters, retinal tears and retinal detachment
  • Blepharitis and dry eye

Why patients choose this clinic

  • One named consultant from first visit to final review
  • No GP referral required
  • Published self-pay prices
  • Recognised by all major UK insurers

Reading eye surgery FAQs

No. You can book a private consultation directly with the Reading clinic. If you have optician notes, a current prescription or previous hospital letters, bring them so the consultant can advise you efficiently.

Sapphire Eye Care sets its own appointment dates at the Reading clinic. Request a callback and ask the clinic for its next available date.

Sapphire Eye Care lists standard cataract surgery from £2,900 per eye; the price depends on the lens you choose. Ask the clinic for a written quote after your assessment.

Miss Heather Baldwin (oculoplastic and blepharitis) and Mr Vaughan Tanner (vitreoretinal and cataract). The consultant you see at your first assessment is the one who carries out any procedure and your follow-up reviews.

Yes. One named consultant ophthalmic surgeon looks after you from your first assessment, through any procedure, to your follow-up reviews — there are no junior handovers.

Yes. The Reading clinic is recognised by all major UK insurers, and self-pay patients are welcome too. Check your policy details and ask your insurer about pre-authorisation.

If you have sudden vision loss, severe eye pain, or new flashing lights with a shadow or curtain across your vision, treat it as urgent and seek same-day care via NHS 111, your local emergency eye service, or A&E.

Your surgeons

Consultant surgeons at the Reading clinic

Miss Heather BaldwinOculoplastic & blepharitis→Mr Vaughan TannerVitreoretinal & cataract→

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Updated on 3 Sep 2026