Irish Examiner View: Contrast in eye op wait obscene

The Association of Optometrists Ireland point out that people living in the North West can expect cataract surgery with a year of diagnosis but that their cousins in the South West may have to wait up to five years. 

Anyone with even a vague commitment to social equality - far more of us than cynics might suggest - is aware of how very uneven access to health services remains. 

Those of us who rely on public services need a deep well of forbearance for some basic necessities.