Waiting time for cataracts
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My husband who will be 71 in April got cataracts on both eyes.Left eye partially blind.Been refered to hospital,already waited 2 months.Phoned hospital today to be told he wont be seen for another 9 months.Thats before he even sees a doctor.His eyesight deteriated more in last month.He can not read,do crosswords,play snooker or watch tv.Eyes are blured and he says he sees double at times.Surely this waiting is not right.He will be totally blind in a month or so
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derek76 joy_r
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A friend in Edinburgh had her first one done in about two months from her initial appoinrtment. Her second one was about six months later.
Unlike you husband my sight had not been badly affected.
johnvnpt joy_r
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Found a problem with my sight jan 2013. Optician referred me in march, saw consultant in november. Consultant told me to expect appointment early in new year. Made several calls to appointments desk in following months and have recording of appointment desk booking woman telling me consultants are misinformed on matter of waiting time (my conultant is head of the department). FINALLY got surgery in seotember 2014 only 19 months after being referred.
Oh yes. I am the 1 in 1200 my retina started to peel away post op. Spent a fascinating day in uhw cardiff having vutreous humour sucked out and gas pumped in. By god tharpt was eye watering the probe was in focus !!!!!
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Bumblebea joy_r
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It is not as expensive as you think to go private. It is about £1,800. Cheaper than a car or a good holiday, but far more rewarding, and important. That waiting time is ridiculous. The NHS has a rule that it has to be done withing 16weeks. But they keep letting all of the eye specialist go out to Africa to operate on the poor soles out there who are also losing their site because of cataracts, when we havent got enough doctors here, it seems ridiculous that we have trained these doctors and then cannot get a simple cataract operation because they have gone to another country to do op. My cataract operation went wrong and I couldnt get an oppointment to see my surgeon. So I phoned up his secretary and now see him privately. I will forgo holidays, new cars, clothes , anything, just to get my eye sorted. Sight has to be the most important thing to look after.
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