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<p>A count of finished admissions episodes<sup>1</sup> (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis
of: macular degeneration which includes age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma
and diabetic retinopathy for the last five years is shown in the table below.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Financial year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diagnosis</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macular
Degeneration</p></td><td><p>77,559</p></td><td><p>75,672</p></td><td><p>81,815</p></td><td><p>79,714</p></td><td><p>64,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glaucoma</p></td><td><p>20,489</p></td><td><p>21,827</p></td><td><p>22,300</p></td><td><p>22,889</p></td><td><p>24,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diabetic
Retinopathy</p></td><td><p>13,175</p></td><td><p>15,249</p></td><td><p>19,385</p></td><td><p>21,057</p></td><td><p>17,819</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>A
FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare
provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode
finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have
more than one admission within the period.</p>
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