The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database study of cataract surgery: report 4, equity of access to cataract surgery.

We found no strong evidence of inequality for gaining access to first eye cataract surgery in this National Ophthalmology Database analysis, however there was a possible trend towards fewer people in the more deprived deciles accessing surgery, and that some of these are presenting with quite marked levels of visual impairment.