Delays have now been purposely driven up by health service bosses intent on balancing short-term budgets.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NHS hospitals in England have reported increased wait times for cataract surgery procedures, with an 84% ...

NHS patients at specialist eye hospital group Optegra have reaped the benefits of a unique approach to cataract surgery demonstrating how the independent sector can innovate to help lead the way in ...

NHS patients at specialist eye hospital group Optegra have reaped the benefits of a unique approach to cataract surgery ...

Thousands of operations have been delayed across England because money earmarked for private providers has already been spent, health chiefs have said. Sheila Jeffrey, from Chard in Somerset, said ...

The independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) scheme for NHS cataract services was an expensive over-reaction to the need to increase rates of cataract surgery, say senior doctors in this week's BMJ.

Kelly states that targeted capital to construct new NHS ophthalmic facilities and improved practice arising from Action on Cataracts (an NHS scheme run along with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman suffered "avoidable" sight loss after waiting two years for NHS cataract surgery in Wales. The woman endured 11 cancelled ...