Conference: Controlling the cataract backlog

‘Tonight is all about education,’ was the opening statement for a recent online CPD session organised by Théa. The theme was one which was of interest to most working in practice; how the backlog of cataract operations necessitated a change in the way surgery was organised. 

The audience was a mix of ophthalmologists and optometrists, and an initial straw poll found that around 25% of the delegates treated around six to eight eyes a day, with 12% already undertaking over 12 procedures a day. The majority of ophthalmologists attending worked in an NHS setting, while around a third had no direct involvement with surgery; presumably the optometrists who were logged in.