South Australia’s public ophthalmology wait times have blown out to the extent that some people are quite literally going blind while waiting to see a specialist. At one Adelaide hospital, wait times jumped from 11 months in 2018, to an astounding 22 months in 2021. At another, the current median wait time for semi and non-urgent patients is 48 months.
The solution already exists. In 2020 the OV/SA backed Modbury Hospital optometry and ophthalmology pilot project reduced public ophthalmology wait times by 40-60 per cent. All it cost was $50,000 to operate.
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