A woman who was previously refused surgery has said she has "been given her life" after undergoing a cataract operation at a Gateshead clinic.
The Optegra clinic opened in Team Valley in late 2021. Patients can be referred by their own optometrists for surgery and it takes NHS patients. One South Shields woman explained how her vision was worsening and she felt like she had "nowhere to turn". She'd initially been told she was not eligible for surgery. However, she sought a second opinion and her optician referred her.
Mr Mahmood said: "The cataracts were seriously impacting her day-to-day activities. Although she was at a higher risk because of her very long eyeballs, extremely dense, hard cataracts and thin sclerae, we were able to successfully remove both cataracts and provide her with the vision she deserves.
