English: I certainly haven't come across the small print, but I've certainly had - this was some of the evidence that was given to us by the RNIB, and I can't say whether it was in Cardiff and Vale or not. I just want to make two or three quick points. One is that that the 7 per cent increase in the number of people needing eye care is not in any way the fault of the Government. In some cases, this is something to be applauded, in the sense that more people are coming forward because they realise that their eyes are not in the state they need to be. Secondly, people are living longer, so, obviously, as we all get older, we have to start using glasses, and as we get older and older - I predict that that I will have serious eye problems just because of my family history. The issue here is how we organise the services to meet the increased demand, and I think that that is something that the Welsh Government is working on, which is why I will be voting for the amendment. But there are also other issues that we need to do things about. One is that it should not be necessary for someone who has been seen by a high-street optometrist, who has identified that this person needs to see a specialist, to have to go via their GP in order to get a 'Dear Doctor' letter to get to the specialist department. That is a ridiculous waste of time of the primary care service, as well as unnecessary for the individual patient. Secondly, new technology enables the ophthalmologist in the hospital to examine the urgency of the case of the individual without the need to have the patient in front of them. Because, with the health Minister, I visited a completely excellent optometrist in Pentwyn who I saw being able to send very high-quality images of the eye direct to the hospital specialist. That is a wonderful innovation, and one we should applaud, because it enables them to prioritise those whose cases are really urgent and need to be seen immediately because their sight is at risk as opposed to those who probably have a problem but don't need to be seen this week. So, that is another thing that's really, really important. But the third thing that we've had a lot of difficulty on in Cardiff and the Vale is ensuring that those who've had routine cataract operations, which are done by the thousands on the day in the most remote parts of India, like Bihar - they do not need to go back to the hospital, unless there is a specialist reason for it. They can be seen back in the high street by the optometrist just to make sure that the cataract operation, which is a routine operation these days, has been a success and that there is no problem -
Welsh: Yn bendant nid wyf wedi gweld llythyrau mewn print mân, ond yn sicr rwyf wedi - dyma oedd peth o'r dystiolaeth a gawsom gan yr RNIB, ac ni allaf ddweud ai yng Nghaerdydd a'r Fro y digwyddodd hynny ai peidio. Hoffwn wneud dau neu dri phwynt cyflym. Un yw nad yw'r cynnydd o 7 y cant yn nifer y bobl sydd angen gofal llygaid yn fai ar y Llywodraeth mewn unrhyw ffordd. Mewn rhai achosion, mae hyn yn rhywbeth i'w ganmol, yn yr ystyr fod mwy o bobl yn dod i gael eu gweld am eu bod yn sylweddoli nad yw eu golwg cystal ag y mae angen iddo fod. Yn ail, mae pobl yn byw'n hirach, felly, yn amlwg, wrth inni dyfu'n hŷn, mae'n rhaid i ni ddechrau defnyddio sbectol, ac wrth inni dyfu'n hŷn eto - rwy'n rhagweld y bydd gennyf broblemau llygaid difrifol oherwydd hanes fy nheulu. Y broblem yma yw sut y trefnwn y gwasanaethau i ddiwallu'r galw cynyddol, a chredaf fod hynny'n rhywbeth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n gweithio arno, a dyna pam y byddaf yn pleidleisio dros y gwelliant. Ond ceir materion eraill y mae angen i ni wneud pethau yn eu cylch hefyd. Un ohonynt yw na ddylai fod angen i rywun sydd wedi cael ei weld gan optometrydd ar y stryd fawr, sydd wedi nodi bod angen i'r unigolyn weld arbenigwr, fynd drwy eu meddyg teulu er mwyn cael llythyr 'Annwyl Feddyg' cyn y gall fynd i'r adran arbenigol. Mae'n wastraff gwarthus ar amser y gwasanaeth gofal sylfaenol, yn ogystal â bod yn ddiangen i'r claf unigol. Yn ail, mae technoleg newydd yn galluogi'r offthalmolegydd yn yr ysbyty i edrych ar ba mor ddifrifol yw'r achos unigol heb fod angen cael y claf o'u blaen. Oherwydd, gyda'r Gweinidog iechyd, ymwelais ag optometrydd cwbl ragorol ym Mhentwyn a gwelais eu bod yn gallu anfon delweddau o safon uchel iawn o'r llygad yn uniongyrchol at yr arbenigwr yn yr ysbyty. Mae hynny'n arloesedd gwych, ac yn un y dylem ei gymeradwyo, gan ei fod yn eu galluogi i flaenoriaethu'r rhai y mae eu hachosion yn rhai y mae brys gwirioneddol yn eu cylch ac angen eu gweld ar unwaith am fod risg i'w golwg, yn hytrach na'r rheini sydd â phroblem yn ôl pob tebyg, ond nad oes angen iddynt gael eu gweld yr wythnos hon. Felly, mae hynny'n rhywbeth arall sy'n wirioneddol bwysig. Ond y trydydd peth yr ydym wedi cael llawer o anhawster yn ei gylch yng Nghaerdydd a'r Fro yw sicrhau nad oes angen i'r rhai sydd wedi cael llawdriniaethau cataract rheolaidd, sy'n cael eu gwneud wrth y miloedd ar y diwrnod yn y rhannau mwyaf anghysbell o India, fel Bihar - nad oes angen iddynt fynd yn ôl i'r ysbyty oni bai fod rheswm arbenigol dros wneud hynny. Gellir eu gweld yn ôl ar y stryd fawr gan yr optometrydd i sicrhau bod y llawdriniaeth cataract, sy'n llawdriniaeth reolaidd y dyddiau hyn, wedi bod yn llwyddiant ac nad oes problem -