questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Strangford on 30 April 2024, Official Report, columns 49WH and 50WH, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the deployment of combined cataract and glaucoma procedures in independent sector treatment centres.
answerText: Combined treatment for glaucoma and cataracts can already be considered when clinically appropriate, taking into account the patient’s wishes and the best available evidence. However, glaucoma is a chronic condition that requires long-term management and ...
heading: Ophthalmic Services