Five-year wait for cataract surgery branded 'disgraceful'

Outpatient eye care waiting lists are continuing to rise, reaching almost 41,600 by the end of last month.

Five-year wait for cataract surgery branded 'disgraceful'

Outpatient eye care waiting lists are continuing to rise, reaching almost 41,600 by the end of last month.

More than 16,000 of these are waiting more than a year.

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