Across England 10% of NHS waiting lists are made up of people needing to start specialist eye treatment. Here in London tens of thousands of people are on eye care waiting lists, some for months. helen_drew | politicslondon |
Macular degeneration affects the middle part of people's vision and can get worse if untreated.
"To think of me sitting in the chair not able to see or do anything, it doesn't bear thinking about really," she said.Neil Chandley's treatment intervals have increased from every four weeks to 17 weeks "It's going to take longer each time to restabilise the eye because of the gaps between injections," he said.
Andrew Carruthers, from Hywel Dda University Health Board, responsible for Ms Williams and Mr Chandley's care, said there had been "significant demand" in its macular degeneration service due to new referrals, the impact of Covid and the "resulting disruption of services and staffing" which has led to a "backlog of demand".
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