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'Distressing' top-ups ban lifted
The ban on topping up NHS care by paying for extra drugs privately is to be lifted under plans drawn up by ministers in England.

NI scientists in cataract advance
The world's leading cause of blindness could soon be reversed, according to Northern Ireland scientists.

'Fullstop-size cure' for cataract
New technology has significantly reduced the length of the incision needed to remove eye cataracts.

Inside Medicine: The ophthalmologist
Alex Ionides talks about his work as a consultant ophthalmologist.

The Romans carried out cataract ops
A new book about health care in Roman Britain details cataract operations carried out in the UK.

Cubans treat man who killed Che
Cuban doctors carry out free eye surgery in Bolivia on the soldier who executed Che Guevara 40 years ago.

Woman's cataract treatment delay
A hospital apologises to a woman after laser treatment for her cataract is delayed by equipment failure.

Eye story captures funds and help
The story of a student's research on surgery helping children orphaned by Aids lands offers of assistance.

Eyes opened to help Aids children
A student describes how cataract surgery on the elderly can help the care of children orphaned by Aids.

NHS doing 'too many' cataract ops
The NHS now spends too much on cataract surgery, eye doctors claim.

Brain 'can beat early blindness'
The brain can learn to see in later life even if it has been deprived of visual input early on, work suggests.

Call to reform NHS charge system
Most prescription charges should be scrapped and replaced by charges for certain ops, health chiefs say.

Woman's anger over eye operation
A 71-year-old woman is angry an eye operation left her bruised and made her & #34;look like a bloodhound & #34;.

Could top-up fees improve the NHS?
Patients making co-payments for some operations on the NHS could be the best way to maintain the service, some doctors argue. The scheme would mean patients 'pay the difference' between NHS and private treatments.

Hi-tech op restores Pc's vision
An aspiring police officer joins Durham Police after an operation to insert artificial lenses into her eyes.

South Asians win regional awards
Two South Asians - a NGO head and an eye surgeon- are awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay awards for 2006.

Companies 'to control NHS funds'
Suspicions of full-scale NHS privatisation have been fuelled by a government advert apparently inviting firms to take control of NHS budgets.

'We should embrace private sector'
Eye surgeon Dinesh Verma does not share his colleagues' suspicion of private sector involvement in the NHS.

BMA leaders 'let down patients'
Doctors condemn their leaders for failing effectively to oppose government NHS reforms.

India's eye-donor capital
The town of Neemuch donates more eyes per capita than any other in India, reports KS Shaini.