Cataract patients in the southwest wait five years longer for surgery than northwest 

Optometrists are concerned that eye-care waiting lists have surged to 52 thousand during the pandemic.

Optometrists are calling for a roll-out of the Sligo Post Cataract Scheme across the country.

It's because it only takes a year for cataract surgery in the North West, but people have to wait up to 5 years in the South West.