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Cataracts: Surgery

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11 May 2021

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25 May 2021 · Answer

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25 May 2021

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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery in treating patients at risk of sight loss.

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  1. 11 May 2021

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery in treating patients at risk of sight loss.

    Source: Lords

  2. 25 May 2021

    Answer

    No such assessment has been made.Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) is supported by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, who advise that ISBCS can help reduce patient visits to hospital whilst providing an optimum visual outcome, in...

    Source: Written answer

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