HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c309W
John Mann

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on entitlement to laser eye treatment. [65775]

Mr. Lammy

Laser treatments to overcome problems caused by ophthalmic disease are available within all large ophthalmology units. Treatments such as capsulotomies following cataract extraction, photocoagulation and focal laser for diabetic retinopathy, and laser for macular disease are available within national health service hospitals. The NHS does not provide laser surgery to correct refractive errors, which can be successfully corrected by spectacles or contact lenses.