Dear Mr Kleyn Thank you for seeing me at short notice yesterday. I was called for an appointment at Colchester eye clinic at 3.15 yesterday afternoon.  Your diagnosis (viral infection) was spot on confirmed by the doctor who examined me. He gave me the medication to deal with the problem and will see me again in 4 weeks. Already, the vision in the affected eye has improved. So, I am very grateful for the way in which you dealt with me, thank you again.

Dear Mr Kleyn Thank you for seeing me at short notice yesterday. I was called for an appointment at Colchester eye clinic at 3.15 yesterday afternoon.  Your diagnosis (viral infection) was spot on confirmed by the doctor who examined me. He gave me the medication to deal with the problem and will see me again in 4 weeks. Already, the vision in the affected eye has improved. So, I am very grateful for the way in which you dealt with me, thank you again.

Hi Following my visit today, what a good idea to have your eyes checked by a specialist (Simon Kleyn) who was very professional and helpful. I would also like to thank the staff on reception as they were very helpful and polite. Many Thanks

Hi simon kleyn, I had experienced changes in my vision in the past 24 hours which I suspected were new floaters. Having contacted my usual optician, I was told they had no appointments for the foreseeable future but that I needed to been seen by a MECS practitioner within the next 24 hours or go to A and E. I researched the internet and found Simon’s practice. I cannot thank them enough for returning my phone call late on a Friday afternoon to offer me an immediate appointment. Having arrived at 17.07 the reception team were welcoming and clearly expecting me. Simon was brilliant at explaining the tests I would undergo and equally brilliant at explaining the results to me. I want to express my sincere thanks to this team who facilitated a consultation for me and were able to provide me with total reassurance so late on a Friday afternoon. I know they would have done this at any time but for me to have this peace of mind over the weekend and to avoid a visit to A and E under the current circumstances is very special. Thank you so much.

Recently out of the blue I started to get strange black shapes like boomerangs flying across my visual field, this lasted about five minutes and was followed by gold flashes in the far corner of my right eye lasting about 2 hours, a bit worrying. The next morning I tried to get an emergency optical appointment at Boots in either Colchester or Chelmsford by phone, I tried several times but nobody picked up, even their central appointments centre couldn’t contact their own shops! I then remembered that several years ago I had been advised by my local optician in Coggeshall to get an appointment with Simon Klein in Earls Colne as I had symptoms of Iritis. He examined me and reassured me that all was ok and no Iritis. So after remembering this I decided to ring the Earls Colne branch and was told that Simon was in his Frinton-on-Sea branch and may be able to see me if I could travel there. I was offered an appointment at 2.30pm and took it, and I went by train ( the surgery is very close to the station.) I was examined by Simon and photos revealed a large ‘floater’.that had some blood on it. Simon told me that he could see no evidence of retinal detachment or a tear in my eye but that it would be advisable to see the eye clinic at Colchester hospital ASAP as thy had extra equipment that could see the corners of the eye more sharply. He emailed them right then. What really impressed me was that he texted me early the following morning to enquire whether I had heard from the eye clinic, I told him I hadn’t and he suggested contacting him if I hadn’t heard by lunchtime. I phoned at midday as I still hadn’t heard and his assistant said they would contact the eye clinic again . In just over an hour I had a phone call from the hospital suggesting that I come in for tests at 4pm! The outcome was that fortunately there was no sign of retinal attachment or damage to my eye. I am extremely grateful for the swift and professional treatment that I received from Simon and his staff.