An elderly man lost almost all of the vision in his right eye after errors with appointments led to him missing nearly a year's worth of crucial treatment to prevent glaucoma. The man, who was 83 at the time, had been seen by eye specialists after a fall in early 2017.
He was due to be seen again in four to six months. But neither he nor his GP was informed of that fact and arrangements for the review were not made when he was discharged from hospital to a care home, reports Hull Live.
Nearly a year later, in January 2018, by which time he had been discharged back to his own home, the man went to see his optician due to 'fogged' vision. It was then that he was told he had advanced glaucoma in his right eye.
