Claim: Each month 22 NHS patients with glaucoma unnecessarily lose their sight due to NHS treatment delays.
Fact-check: Up to 260 UK patients per year experience vision loss because of healthcare delays - Full Fact
Verdict: researchers estimate up to 22 patients per month in the uk experience vision deterioration due to health service delays, but not all from glaucoma.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-01-16T00:00:00