Outsourcing cataract surgery: what is the current situation?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater London, England, UK. georgia.osei@nhs.net.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater London, England, UK.

Georgia Osei et al. Eye (Lond). 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;38(17):3396-3397.

doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-03288-7. Epub 2024 Jul 28.

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater London, England, UK. georgia.osei@nhs.net.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater London, England, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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