RNZ31 Aug, 2026 05:37 AM4 mins to readDoctors warn delayed care is leaving some patients with irreversible vision loss. Photo / 123rfDoctors warn delayed care is leaving some patients with irreversible vision loss. Photo / 123rfBy RNZ Nine to NoonTens of thousands of people are overdue ophthalmology appointments in the public system and doctors are aware of patients going blind because of waiting too long.
Ophthalmology New Zealand chairwoman Dr Sonya Bennett told Nine to Noon that doctors were struggling with a “tsunami” of







