Community eye care provider Aces has received approval from Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB to begin treating NHS eye care patients at its new specialist cataract treatment centre.
The NHS service was being delivered from Optical Express’ clinic in Milton Keynes.
The approval will mean a reduction in the cataract surgery backlog, with patients able to expect treatment within four weeks of their pre-assessment and for existing patients, the opportunity to undergo surgery within 14 days.
Stephen Hannan, clinical services director at Optical Express and Aces, commented: ‘We’re very proud to be helping to reduce waiting lists for NHS cataract surgery.’
