Eligibility for cataract surgeries streamlined

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Eligibility for cataract surgeries are being streamlined across the country.
Under the old system, district health boards had different thresholds for who qualified. It means about 3500 more people will be allowed to get an operation.
Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says extra funding for the new patients can be used in two ways.
Jesse Gale is a representative of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Jesse Gale spoke to Corin Dann.