Dedicated cataract surgery theatre at Cork hospital to cut waiting lists

Move will save millions on outsourcing treatment

Funding has been approved for the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) to refit a designed area with two side-by-side opthalmology operating theatres. File image

A dedicated cataract surgery theatre is to be developed in a Cork hospital in a bid to cut waiting lists and save millions of euro on outsourcing treatment.

Funding has been approved for the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) to refit a designed area with two side-by-side opthalmology operating theatres.