St George's Eye Care is a specialist eye clinic at 249 Papanui Road in Merivale, Christchurch, located at St George's Hospital. It opened in 2015 in a purpose-built facility and offers medical and surgical treatment for a range of eye conditions. The clinic's stated treatment areas are cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinal surgery, eyelid surgery and other treatments. Its ophthalmologists are Dr Oliver Comyn, who specialises in cataract surgery and retinal disease, and Dr Paul Baddeley. Between them they have 35 years of ophthalmology experience, and both trained in the United Kingdom. The website says patients are referred from throughout the South Island, and that the same ophthalmologist sees a patient before, during and after treatment.
The clinic works directly with patients' GPs or optometrists, and it says it encourages patients to take an active part in their care. The website also mentions an innovative new cataract lens and a selection for a multinational clinical trial. For someone in Merivale or Christchurch facing an eye condition, the clinic is a hospital-based specialist service, rather than a retail optometry practice.