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<p>The indicator within the Public Health Outcomes Framework brings together the range
of information on levels of preventable sight loss in a single place.</p><p>The indicator
is made up of four sub-indicators which are measuring the crude rates of Age-Related
Macular Degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, and of the rate of sight
loss certifications per 100,000 population.</p><p>The latest data published by the
Public Health Outcomes framework show that there were the following new certifications
of visual impairment in 2013/14:</p><p> </p><p>- 11,055 for age related macular degeneration,
a decrease of 90 from 2012/13;</p><p>- 3,432 for glaucoma, an increase of 141 from
2012/13;</p><p>- 1,563 for diabetic eye disease, a decrease of 29 from 2012/13; and</p><p>-
22,911 overall new certifications (all causes), an increase of 264 from 2012/13.</p><p>
</p><p>Early detection is essential to tackling preventable sight loss. A range of
treatment and services are in place in the National Health Service to deal with the
key causes of preventable sight loss.</p>
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