The Opposition is accusing the provincial government of failing seniors on the west coast who require cataract surgery.

Leader David Brazil says cataract surgeries currently performed at a private clinic in Corner Brook are capped at a maximum allowable per year, even though there is a growing waiting list.

He says it’s time for government to remove the cap on cataract surgeries to help patients to access what he calls life changing surgery.

He says there are qualified medical professionals willing to perform the surgeries, but “government is standing in their way.”