CET feedback: Summer interactivity

Cataract referral (C60317)

You were asked to discuss the advice you might give to a patient with early cataract and what might influence a decision to refer them.

Most responses reflected the importance of a clear explanation of cataract, the implications both at the time of assessment and in future, and any changes that might be considered to help the vision at this consultation.

One example of advice if referral was not deemed relevant included, ‘to try wearing tinted spectacle lenses for day time driving to improve comfort, and then to review at an interval of less than that between the previous two tests. We would advise that a nuclear cataract often develops quite slowly, but that the rate of growth is variable between individuals.