Tag Archives: Mr Farley

NHS launches artificial corneas in bid to shorten waiting list for sight-saving surgery

The 91-year-old man made history by becoming the first patient in England to receive an artificial cornea. Cecil Farley faced a year-long wait for sight-saving surgery after his human cornea transplant failed, but his surgeon offered him the chance to skip the queue by using an artificial cornea. Health officials hope that one day new… Read More »