Royal National Institute of Blind people (RNIB) have expressed the challenge faced by patients with cataract, who are unable to get the ‘go ahead’ from NHS trusts unless they fail eye tests.
Victims often face problems such as light glare and double vision, which cannot be recognized during routine eye tests.
Professor Harminder Dua, the President of the RCO, said: "We understand the financial pressures the NHS faces but cataract surgery is a highly cost effective treatment that improves sight loss and preserves patients’ ability to live independent lives. Using visual acuity thresholds to impose limits on cataract surgery is economically counterproductive when it leads to higher health and social care costs because patients’ vision deteriorates."
Cataract - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
A cataract is cloudiness in the crystalline lens of the eye that results in a gradually progressive painless diminution of vision.
A cataract is cloudiness in the crystalline lens of the eye that results in a gradually progressive painless diminution of vision.
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Double Vision- Abstract, Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Diplopia or double vision is a type of visual impairment in which two images of the same object are formed. Diplopia results in blurry vision and double vision, interfering with daily activities.
Diplopia or double vision is a type of visual impairment in which two images of the same object are formed. Diplopia results in blurry vision and double vision, interfering with daily activities.
