Ballincollig regional eye clinic will cover patients awaiting treatment in Cork and Kerry

HSE officials said the Ballincollig-based service is set to be in place some time in the last three months of 2022

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, the South/South West Hospital Group and the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital are currently working to develop a Regional Eye Care Service based in the new Primary Community Care Centre in Ballincollig. File photo: iStock

The HSE hopes to open a new regional ophthalmology service centre in Ballincollig before the end of the year, which will cover patients awaiting treatment in the Cork and Kerry areas.

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, the South/South West Hospital Group and the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital are currently working to develop a Regional Eye Care Service based in the new Primary Community Care Centre in Ballincollig.