Clearing the cataract backlog in a (not so) developing country

There is a significant backlog of patients waiting for cataract operations in the United Kingdom. In England in the first quarter of 1989, there were 74,000 patients in total on ophthalmology waiting lists, of which approximately 75% were cataract cases. Although there is currently a significant shortfall of around 225 consultant ophthalmologists, as defined by the College of Ophthalmologists' standard, the backlog is also due to the imbalance...