The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion

really respect the Eye Pavilion with a outstanding service also the staff are so adorable too. Been in here so many times and really happy your looking after my eyes so well, a big massive thank you to my consultant doctor who I’ve knew for years and he delivers fantastic decisions

I have to say I have nothing but praise for the staff at the Eye Pavilion, and feel they did their best to treat my eye problems,
in a kind and compassionate way. I’m afraid the comment from one of the other patients about the appearance of the building, has to dealt with by money from the government, and only public funding would resolve this. That apart, — keep up the good work, everyone who works at the Eye Pavilion, — from the vital work of the consultants, to the domestic staff, who keep the hospital at its best, as well as giving the patients meals, of course, and all the other important jobs they do!

I’ve been really unlucky with my health since I returned to the UK a few months ago. Allergies, skin and eye problems — I’ve felt like a bit of a monster with a prescription bag your grandmother would be ashamed of!
Around 3 months ago I thought I had hayfever, making my eyes really itchy. Then I thought it was conjunctivitus. When the medication for that started burning, I went to my optician, who finally, after unsuccessful attempts to alleviate the pain, referred me to the eye pavillion. Now, I am a faithful and constant visitor, being now classed as acute (I know I am, but hey nice to point it out!), I get the dubious honour of being able to attend clinics here without a referral. Without saying I look forward to attending appointments, it is definitely a relatively stressfree experience.
What I do like about the treatments I have had at the Eye Pavillion is that the staff here are lovely (Dr Duncan whose surname I didn’t catch is fab — you will be safe hands) and treat you like a human being. Having experienced other centres at Lauriston Buildings, it would be nice to say that all the doctors are the same, but sadly, it isn’t. I wish all my treatment centres were as good as the eye pavillion, tbh.

The Eye Pavillion is a slightly strange place to review, simply because, obviously, the only reason you’re likely to come here is if you have a problem with your eyes, in which case you won’t have much choice in the matter and are unlikely to be persuaded or dissuaded by a Unilocal review! And, if your eyes are healthy, no matter how much I rave about this place, I’m not sure you’ll really be inclined to pay it a visit.
Anyway, here I am reviewing it regardless. My eyes are a bit dodgy, so I have to come here about twice a year, and while it’s very fashionable to complain about the NHS, I’ve actually always been pretty impressed, as they’re efficient and friendly here, I have a nice doctor, and, because it’s a specialist hospital, there isn’t quite the same overpowering atmosphere of dying and depression here that is in other medical institutions.
My only complaint concerns the name, which I think implies some sort of gracious, royally-​endowed pagoda-​like building, perhaps with some peacocks outside, or at the very least some bunting. The Eye Pavillion is nothing like this at all. It’s an ugly structure made out of concrete. Perhaps the people who built it assumed that everyone who came here would be too blind to notice.