Two Munster hospitals account for a fifth of eye patients on country's waiting lists

The waiting list for the coach service in Munster to go to Belfast for cataract operations has now increased to more than 200
Two Munster hospitals account for a fifth of eye patients on country's waiting lists

The figures come as independent TDs Michael Collins and Danny Healy-Rae prepare for the 100th Cataracts Express coach service they started in 2017. File picture: Larry Cummins

Nearly 20% of the country’s 37,914 adults on ophthalmology waiting lists are outpatients at just two Munster hospitals, figures show.

The latest statistics from the National Treatment Purchase Fund also show more people waiting for cataract operations at those hospitals than five years ago. 

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