Audit year 2025 · 2,140 procedures
Our results, audited every year.
Every procedure at Halcyon is logged and reviewed by an independent auditor each January. These are our own numbers, not industry averages.
Outcomes
99%
20/20 or better after LASIK
At three months, unaided, both eyes. 1,012 eyes.
98%
20/20 or better after SMILE
At three months, unaided. 486 eyes.
94%
glasses-free after lens replacement
For reading, screens and distance at six months. 318 eyes.
99.6%
complication-free cataract surgery
No intra- or post-operative complication recorded. 324 eyes.
2.4%
enhancement rate
Laser patients who needed a second, included, treatment within a year.
1 in 5
advised not to have surgery
Consultations that ended with better glasses or a wait instead.
4.9
average review score
412 public Google reviews, every one from a treated patient.
0
cases of infection
Across all 2,140 procedures in the audit year.
Safety
What went wrong, how often, against the published rate
Dry eye lasting beyond three months
3.1%
Published range 5 to 20% for LASIK; SMILE and drops bring ours down.
Night halos beyond three months
1.8%
Mostly lens-exchange patients; all settled by twelve months.
Retinal detachment after lens surgery
0.3%
Published range 0.5 to 2%. Two cases, both repaired with full recovery.
Infection (endophthalmitis)
0
Published rate about 1 in 3,000. Theatre air handling and same-day antibiotics.
| Event | Our rate | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Dry eye lasting beyond three months | 3.1% | Published range 5 to 20% for LASIK; SMILE and drops bring ours down. |
| Night halos beyond three months | 1.8% | Mostly lens-exchange patients; all settled by twelve months. |
| Retinal detachment after lens surgery | 0.3% | Published range 0.5 to 2%. Two cases, both repaired with full recovery. |
| Infection (endophthalmitis) | 0 | Published rate about 1 in 3,000. Theatre air handling and same-day antibiotics. |
Method
How these numbers are counted
Numbers cover every patient treated between 1 January and 31 December 2025, followed to their three- or six-month review. Patients who missed reviews are counted as not achieving the target. Audited by Dr E. Marsh, independent optometric auditor, February 2026. Demonstration data.
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