Private eye care for Hagley and Stourbridge
Anyone driving from Hagley or Stourbridge has the most direct route of any of Ms Jiang’s Birmingham catchment towns, which makes this the one page here where driving is the easy recommendation to make.
Photograph by Elliott Brown, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Driving in: the A456 straight to the Hagley Road
From Hagley, the A456 runs almost the whole way onto the Hagley Road and directly to the Five Ways junction — about as direct a line to George Road as any town in this catchment gets. From Stourbridge, the A491 joins the A456 at Hagley within a couple of miles, so both towns share the same run in from that point.
It is also the busiest road on this site. The stretch through Bearwood and into Edgbaston is reliably slow on weekday mornings and again from mid-afternoon, so a mid-morning or early-afternoon appointment is worth asking for if your diary allows it. Outside those windows it holds to a straightforward twenty-five to thirty minutes.
If you would rather not drive: Hagley or Stourbridge Junction, then a taxi
Hagley and Stourbridge Junction are both on the same line as George Road’s Birmingham stations, with a direct train to Snow Hill and Moor Street in around half an hour and no change. That last leg into Edgbaston still needs arranging, though: both stations are a good mile from the clinic, so plan on a short taxi rather than the walk. Given how direct the A456 already is, most patients here will find driving the simpler choice, but the train is a genuine option when driving is not.
The villages around Hagley and Stourbridge
Clent, Kinver, Pedmore, Wollaston and Blakedown all funnel onto the same A456 corridor rather than needing a route of their own, whichever direction they start from.
The dilating drops, even after an easy drive in
You’ll be given drops to dilate your pupils at a first appointment, and driving is not sensible again for some hours afterwards. That is easy to discount here precisely because the drive in was so straightforward: a direct twenty-five-minute road does not become a twenty-five-minute road home once your vision is blurred and light-sensitive. Arrange for someone to collect you, or plan on a taxi or the train back, rather than assuming the ease of the outward trip will carry you home too.
Getting there
- From Hagley
- About 25 minutes via the A456 and Hagley Road
- From Stourbridge town centre
- About 30 minutes via the A491 and A456
- By train from Hagley or Stourbridge Junction
- About 30 minutes direct to Birmingham Snow Hill or Moor Street, then a short taxi to George Road
- From Clent and Kinver
- About 30 minutes via local roads onto the A456
Your nearest clinics
Edgbaston Eye Consultants
22 George Road
Birmingham B15 1PJ
Where you can see Ms Jiang
An interactive map of the clinics. Every clinic is also listed in full below, with its address and consulting times.
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Two minutes, no obligation
Not sure whether a consultation is worthwhile?
Answer a few short questions and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth coming in. It takes about two minutes and is not a medical assessment.
This questionnaire is not a medical assessment and does not tell you whether you can have surgery.
What treatment costs
Your exact costs are confirmed in writing before anything is booked, and nothing is charged before you have had them in front of you.
Laser eye surgery
£1,295per eye
Laser vision correction is elective and is not usually covered by private medical insurance.
Premium monofocal lens
The lens used for cataract surgery or refractive lens replacement, set for one working distance.
from £2,795per eye
Multifocal lens
The lens used for cataract surgery or refractive lens replacement, focusing at more than one distance.
£3,595per eye
Lens surgery for spectacle independence is not usually covered by private medical insurance.
Implantable contact lens
£3,395per eye
YAG laser capsulotomy
from £395per eye
Your exact costs are confirmed in writing before anything is booked. Nothing is charged before you have had them in front of you.
Common questions
What happens at the first consultation?
The first appointment takes about 45 minutes and is with Ms Jiang herself, not a delegate.
- A discussion of your symptoms, your general health and what you want from your vision
- A full examination, including measurements of the eye and its focusing power
- Dilating drops, which blur your vision for a few hours
- A frank conversation about the options, including doing nothing
- A written summary sent to you and, with your consent, to your GP
Because of the dilating drops, you should not plan to drive yourself home.
Do I need a referral from my GP?
Not for a self-funded consultation — you can book directly. If you are claiming on private medical insurance, most insurers require a GP or optometrist referral before they will authorise the appointment, so check with your insurer first.
Do you accept private medical insurance?
Note that refractive lens exchange carried out to reduce dependence on glasses is generally not covered by insurance, as it is considered elective. Cataract surgery usually is.
Can I come for a second opinion?
Yes, and you are welcome to. Bring any measurements, scans or correspondence you already have. Ms Jiang is happy to review a plan made elsewhere and tell you whether she agrees with it.
Arrange a consultation
Enquiries are answered within one working day by Ms Jiang’s secretary.
Considering treatment, and based in Hagley and Stourbridge?
Send Ms Jiang’s practice a message and we will come back to you within one working day.