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<p>The table below, taken from the General Ophthalmic Services Activity Statistics
for England, published by NHS Digital, shows the number of National Health Service
sight tests provided to people aged 60 and over in England, between 2013/14 and 2015/16.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total NHS sight test for people aged
60 and over</p></td><td><p>% of total NHS sight tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,576,957</p></td><td><p>43.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,507,932</p></td><td><p>43.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5,651,025</p></td><td><p>43.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>It is not possible to estimate what proportion of people eligible for free
NHS sight tests used their entitlement during the reported years.</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li>Patients
may qualify for an NHS sight test on more than one criterion. However, they would
only be recorded against one criterion on the form. Patients are more likely to be
recorded according to their clinical need rather than their age. For example, a patient
aged over 60, with glaucoma is likely to be recorded in the glaucoma category only.
The count by eligibility is therefore approximate.</li><li>The figures do not represent
the number of patients, as a person may have more than one NHS sight test within the
same period.</li></ol>
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