49,000 waiting for eye-care procedures at Irish hospitals

Optometry Ireland has said its members could be utilised to deal with the backlog. File picture: iStock

Some 49,000 people are on waiting lists for eye-care treatments in Irish hospitals, according to new figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF)

Up to August, 41,600 people were on the outpatient eye-care waiting list. The remaining 7,800 people were awaiting inpatient eye procedures.