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Urgent surgery: 84-year-old to wait until the end of 2026

Rosemarie Sch. is already finding it difficult to read the newspaper. The fact that she has to wait more than two years for the operation that will help is a burden for the Styrian.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Gerald Schwaiger,)

A woman in Graz suffers from severe cataracts. A relatively simple operation would end the 84-year-old's suffering in one fell swoop - but the date for the procedure has been set for December 2026. "Who knows if I'll even be alive then!"

From one day to the next, everything was blurred and I could no longer read the newspaper: "It was as if a veil had descended over my eyes," Rosemarie Sch. told the Steirerkrone newspaper. The 84-year-old woman from Graz is sprightly and full of life, but her dwindling eyesight is causing her problems. "Quality of life is suffering."