Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:42 pm
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santon wrote:I've got early stage cataracts in both eyes. My optician suggested that eventually they will need to be done but said that the NHS wait for them to be bad before operating.
My optician said that I had very, very early stage cataracts a few years ago. According to her, when you can no longer reach the driving standard, then the NHS will deem you suitable for the op … don't know if that's the only criterion or if other extenuating circumstances apply. (As a policy, it would seem to leave lots of people on the cusp driving around with quite bad eyesight, all waiting until it got just that bit worse … or until they met a sympathetic optician like Rob's!)
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