HC Deb 15 March 1985 vol 75 c328W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of Slate for Social Services what guidelines he intends to issue to patients about the advantages and disadvantages of replacing a cataractous lens by an equivalent implant of plastic over traditional pebble spectacles.

Mr. John Patten

Clinical advice is entirely a matter for a patient's medical practitioner who would, no doubt, take account of relevant published researh and the advice of professional bodies.

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