https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/ophthalmology/Recent content in ophthalmology on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 07 Jun 2026 05:54:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/identical-twins-undergo-same-cataract-surgery-weeks-apart-surprising-doctors/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:54:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/identical-twins-undergo-same-cataract-surgery-weeks-apart-surprising-doctors/Identical twins Bill and John Bowdler from Birmingham have amazed medical staff after both required cataract surgery on the same eye within weeks of each other. The 82-year-olds, who have spent their entire lives together—from sharing a home and job to dressing alike—found their medical needs were just as synchronized. Born in Great Barr, Bill and John have long been inseparable, and when one needed cataract surgery, it seemed only natural that the other would require it as well.