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£90,000 boost for eye patients in South Cumbria
26/04/2021
Debbie Akrigg clinical nurse specialist at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust with the umOptos machine
The care of patients with eye problems is being enhanced by a £90,000 investment in new diagnostic equipment at a South Cumbrian hospital.
An Optos imaging machine has been bought by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients from across North Lancashire and South Cumbria who attend the ophthalmology departmentâs macular unit at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
The retinal imaging technology is on a par with specialist centres at hospital trusts in large cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and London.
A NINETY-thousand pound investment in new diagnostic equipment has been made at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT). A state-of-the-art ‘Optos’ imaging machine has been purchased by the Trust to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients from across Cumbria who attend the Ophthalmology Department’s Macular Unit at Westmorland General Hospital (WGH). Linda Williams, Manager of the Ophthalmology Departments at WGH and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), said: “The Optos machine is fantastic – I can’t praise it highly enough. It’s very user-friendly and gives a greatly enhanced picture of what is going on with a person’s eyes.