551 lose sight over wait for NHS eye ops
Daily Express|March 21, 2023
HUNDREDS of patients have suffered sight loss while caught up in backlogs for NHS care, official data has revealed.
Hanna Geissler
551 lose sight over wait for NHS eye ops

Clinicians reported 551 cases due to delayed treatment appointments in England since 2019.

Data released by NHS England in response to a Freedom of Information request showed of the total, 99 incidents resulted in "severe harm".

One patient with wet age-related macular degeneration lost vision in one eye after a monthly injection was delayed three months.

This story is from the March 21, 2023 edition of Daily Express.

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