Progression on the agenda

A webinar was held on July 1 to discuss the current landscape of eye health provision and identify ways to progress at a local and national level.

The Minimising Sight Loss: Overcoming the Obstacles event was hosted by the National Eye Care Recovery and Transformation Programme.

Vin Diwaker, medical director for secondary care and national transformation, opened the webinar with an update on the current state of ophthalmology waiting lists.

He was worried about delays in outpatient care for those awaiting diagnosis for long term and complex conditions, such as glaucoma.

Diwaker said the best plan would not be found in short term solutions but in asking what the future of eye care looks like and developing a plan for the benefit of patients.