Dispute with clinic leads to postponement of hundreds of cataract surgeries in Winnipeg – CBC

Headingley woman ‘piping mad’ after she was told she will have to wait another 6 months

Jul 09, 2024

A dispute between the provincial government and a privately owned clinic has led to the postponement of hundreds of cataract surgeries, with at least one patient being told she’ll have to wait another six months.

Ann Bowman, 72, has spent two years eagerly awaiting the surgery and noticing her vision slowly deteriorate.

The surgery was supposed to happen this month, but her ophthalmologist’s office called on June 27 to tell her the surgery was being postponed and likely wouldn’t happen until the end of the year.

“Piping mad,” she said when asked how she felt after receiving the call.

“I’m mad because I had planned on this. I need this surgery badly. It’s the quality of my life that depends on this.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cataract-postponed-vision-group-1.7255969