Hundreds left with lost or damaged eyesight after NHS delays – research

Hundreds left with lost or damaged eyesight after NHS delays – research Hundreds of patients have lost their eyesight or had it irreparably damaged because of NHS backlogs, new research suggests.

NHS England clinicians have filed 551 reports of patients who lost their sight as a result of delayed appointments since 2019, with 219 resulting in “moderate or severe harm”, according to an FoI request by the Association of Optometrists, which believes that hundreds more cases are unreported. The Guardian

See also:

• Tackling the hospital outpatient backlog in eye care Association of Optometrists
• Sight won't wait Association of Optometrists
• More than 500 patients 'have lost their sight because of huge NHS backlogs' The Daily Mail
• Eye patients going blind because of NHS backlog delays The Daily Telegraph
• Hundreds of patients go blind waiting for eye appointments as NHS backlog grows The Independent
• Hundreds of people have lost sight due to NHS treatment delays Sky News