The Saint James Group has opened a cutting-edge specialist ophthalmic clinic that will be a 'centre of excellence' for eye care in Malta. 

The Saint James Hospital Eye Clinic in Birkirkara boasts two state-of-the-art operating theatres fitted out with the most sophisticated cataract surgery and refractive surgery equipment available.

Speaking at the official opening of the €2.5 million Eye Clinic, Saint James Group CEO Jean Claude Muscat said the new facility "represents a truly world-class ophthalmic centre of excellence everyone can be proud of".   

Centrally located on the Birkirkara bypass, the Saint James Hospital Eye Clinic offers an array of ophthalmic services including general consultations, cataract surgery, glaucoma treatments, and the very latest refractive surgery procedures for people wishing to do away with their spectacles, contact lenses or reading glasses.

Mr Muscat said ophthalmic care was an integral part of the Saint James Group, which also owns and operates a specialist eye clinic in Budapest, Hungary.

The new premises were inaugurated on Thursday evening in the presence of the Group's chairman and directors, eye specialists, staff, doctors and stakeholders.

Mr Muscat thanked eye specialists for supporting the new clinic and congratulated them on completing intensive training programmes locally and overseas to familiarise themselves with the new equipment. He also paid tribute to staff members.