ACES Eye Clinic Avis 

Prompt, friendly, courteous and efficient.

The eye tests @ The Avenue, Southampton was efficient & staff were lovely. The follow-up telephone consultation was a voicemail, so no opportunity to ask questions. This was very disappointing & does not match up with my expectation of what a telephone consultation should consist of.

My Father was referred 18 months ago via his optician to Aces in Fakenham. It took 8 months to be seen. He needs minor surgery and was told in August 2024 that he would be seen in Fakenham within 3 weeks. After much chasing he has an appointment booked on 17th June 2025 in Wisbech! However today, the 16th June it has been cancelled with no offer of another appointment. He is 89 and in discomfort continually. What do we do now???

Have been using Aces for some years, always recommending them to friends and family.
This appointment was the - by now familiar - mix of punctuality, courtesy, professional expertise and sympathetically delivered advice and information.
Can't ask for more!

put me at ease straight away both cataracts done within a month super service

Seen very much to time for lazer surgery to one eye Consultant explained the proceedure and answered any questions I had and made me feel at ease.
Would highly recommend

I had been referred to Aces Eye Clinic by my optician for a preliminary assessment (and subsequent surgery) on a cataract problem in one eye. Was contacted by a representative of the organisation within 24 hours and given an initial time for the very next day (which I could not commit to) they then pushed for a another appointment within the next 48 hours, initially I was very impressed with this level of service.A date/ time was arranged with a promise to confirm by email. 2 days later and I still hadn’t received this confirmation, rang them back to make sure I was booked in and wouldn’t have a wasted journey, they confirmed appointment and promised another confirmation email, this also never arrived. Eventually I contacted them and confirmed an 11.20 am appointment time, for a preliminary assessment for cataract treatment. When I arrived for the appointment I was greeted and booked in by very young member of staff who also seemed to be doing multiple other tasks (which appeared to be some of the consultation tasks?). Sat waiting for my appointment until 12.40 pm, whilst numerous patients arrived and went into (what seemed to be) later appointments. Upon enquiring as to when I might actually see someone the ‘receptionist’ gave me a blank look and said ‘I would be soon’ she did appear to go somewhere to check but never came back to me to give me any sort of confirmation. I had sat in reception for the 90 plus minutes listening to the receptionists calling people with appointments later in the day encouraging them to come in earlier ‘on speck’?’. I found this most concerning, they seemed to by trying to get as many bookings crammed into the day as possible (could this be related the the incentive provided by the NHS subcontracting scheme?) it felt very much as if they were quantity (not quality) driven. The final straw came when an elderly lady ( who had been waiting from an appointment earlier than ours) was actually called, we had spoken to her during the wait about the delays and as she was passing she told us that she was there for ‘more’ (I got the impression it was quite a few more) remedial treatment on a failed cataract operation 5 months earlier and she was currently blind in that eye and had been since the operation!! At this point my confidence in these people (which was already low) evaporated completely and I cancelled the appointment, having made a special trip into Cambridge for this. Completely and utterly disappointed with these people as an organisation and care giver, would certainly not (ever) trust them with something as important as my eyesight.
Going back to my optician to get a referral to a genuine NHS facility, even if I have to wait! Total amateurs,

Everyone at the ACES clinic was so friendly and helpful to me & they all know exactly what they are doing.

First appointment made 3 weeks time , phoned to ask if anything sooner and given next day!
Expect to hear in couple of weeks results of eye examination.
Friendly service no waiting. For husband David.

I’m writing this on behalf of Alan Smith…

All the staff were friendly and caring as well as great hospitality.

A quick turnaround between both operations and all ran smoothly.

I can’t thank all the staff enough!

I was quite nervous when I went through the door to have my eyes checked
However both the persons who looked after me were excellent and very professional and I felt quite relaxed thanks to them.

Referred to Aces by Specsavers. Accepted the appointment request on NHS app and then waited to hear from Aces.
Within 2 days I received a questionnaire from Aces asking how they did, when I hadn’t been given an appointment. In fact, I was never given an appointment and when I called to chase, they said they had no record of me! Was then offered an appointment miles from where I should have been going. I said I didn’t want to use them and asked for a re-referral somewhere else.
Complete shambles.

The guide book provided was informative. The staff were helpful, pleasant and professional. The atmosphere was calm. My procedure was not straight forward, but the consultant surgeon acted diligently and deliberately in order to obtain the best result, and hopefully the outcome will prove to be that which satisfies everyone concerned.

Cataract removal from right eye. Health treatment of the highest order from ACES Fakenham.

My initial consultation at Aces was really informative. The staff are professional and friendly and were able to put me at ease.
The clinic is easy to get to and I now have my op appointments, all organised before I left

Easy process from beginning to end.

Brilliant experience at this eye clinic I can recommend
This eye clinic they staff were amazing right up my cataract being removed I can’t now see perfectly with
My right eye so glad I had this done thanks once again full
To the full team who took care of me

This company cannot improve. They should not be in the business of patient care. Do NOT go to ACES for cataract surgery,

Professional Treatment was QUICK and inspired confidence. THANK YOU.

The clinic in Cambridge were excellent, staff,surgery, care, everything. My nhs referral was very quick to receive an appt for assessment and following on with surgery. Both surgeons were efficient, giving me no worries of having the surgery. One eye done 13/2/25,and second eye 8/3/25.I was extremely nervous but put at my ease by all the staff. Aftercare by telephone was on time. Questions asked to ascertain all was as it should be. Thank you Aces clinic for being professional and putting a little faith back in the NHS.