The true cost of hidden waiting times for cataract surgery in Australia

• Main Authors: Jessie Huang-Lung (Author), Blake Angell (Author), Anna Palagyi (Author), Hugh R Taylor (Author), Andrew White (Author), Peter McCluskey (Author), Lisa Keay | (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sax Institute, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cataract surgery is a safe, effective and common elective procedure in Australia but access is inequitable. True waiting times for cataract care are undisclosed or inconsistently reported by governments. Estimates of true waiting times range from 4 to 30 months and have been extended during the coro...