We have no current plans to do so. Advice provided on NHS.UK sets out the importance of regular sight tests whilst also providing information about entitlement to free National Health Service sight tests. The Department also regularly uses the National Eye Health Week as a means of promoting the importance of NHS sight tests.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4492", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Caulfield"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Maria Caulfield"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-02-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-02-01T11:26:08.58Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-01-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Eyesight"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will launch a public awareness campaign around the importance of eye health.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4676", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Marsha De Cordova"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Battersea"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Marsha De Cordova"} ], "uin" : "111701"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1416382", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1416382/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We have invested in collating population level data on eye health and advice on tackling risk factors. This information was published in the Atlas of Variation in August 2021. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is continuing to invest in developing further eye health metrics to support local systems in commissioning and evaluating services to improve eye health.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4492", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Caulfield"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Maria Caulfield"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-03-07T12:18:26.1Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-01-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Eyesight"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what investment his Department is providing to enable the gathering of population level data on eye health.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4676", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Marsha De Cordova"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Battersea"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Marsha De Cordova"} ], "uin" : "111702"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/895445", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/895445/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Data is not collected centrally showing the total numbers of people living with age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy per 100,000 population.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Public Health Outcomes Framework tracks the number of people newly certified as blind or sight impaired due to age-related macular degeneration (aged 65 or over), diabetic retinopathy (aged 12 or over) and glaucoma (aged 40 or over) per 100,000 population. The latest statistics were published on 1 May 2018 and are available at the following link:<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finished Admission Episodes<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> 2013-14<\/p><\/td> 2014-15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4,4431<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 4,398<\/p><\/td> 4,423<\/p><\/td> 4,495<\/p><\/td> 4,334<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1<\/sup> These are not counts of people as the same person may have had more than one episode of care within the given time period.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with (a) dry eye syndrome and (b) watering eyes in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65011/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Information on the number of people who are registered as blind or partially sighted is published every three years by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The following table gives the information from the 2008 and 2011 reports.<\/p> <\/p> Number of people registered as blind or partially sighted as at 31 March 2008 and 31 March 2011<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Blind<\/p><\/td> Partially Sighted<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 152,980<\/p><\/td> 156,285<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 147,810<\/p><\/td> 151,010<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: <\/em><\/p> www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?productid=1840&q=Registered+Blind+and+Partially+Sighted+People+england&sort=Relevance&size=10&page=1&area=both#top<\/p> <\/p> The Public Health Outcomes Framework launched in 2012 includes an indicator on preventable sight loss which tracks sight loss due to the three main causes of preventable sight loss including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Data has been published for 2010-11 and 2011-12 and a summary of this data is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> Sight loss Indicators for England per 100,000 population<\/p> <\/p> Indicator<\/p><\/td> Age<\/p><\/td> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> 2011-12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.12i - Preventable sight loss \u2013 age related macular degeneration (AMD)<\/p><\/td> 65+yrs<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 111<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.12ii - Preventable sight loss - glaucoma<\/p><\/td> 40+yrs<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease<\/p><\/td> 12+yrs<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 4.12iv - Preventable sight loss - sight loss certifications<\/p><\/td> All ages<\/p><\/td> 43<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source:<\/em><\/p> www.phoutcomes.info/public-health-outcomes-framework#gid/1000044/pat/6/ati/102/page/9/par/E12000007/are/E09000002<\/p> <\/p> Definitions of sight loss indicators<\/p> <\/p> Indicator 1<\/p> 4.12i - Crude rate of sight loss due to age related macular degeneration (AMD) in those aged 65+ per 100,000 populations.<\/p> <\/p> Definition<\/p> New Certifications of Visual Impairment (CVI) due to age related macular degeneration (AMD) aged 65+, rate per 100,000 populations. The numerator counts for this indicator includes sight loss due to AMD as the main cause or if no main cause as a contributory cause.<\/p> <\/p> Indicator 2<\/p> 4.12ii - Crude rate of sight loss due to glaucoma in those aged 40+ per 100,000 population.<\/p> <\/p> Definition<\/p> New Certifications of Visual Impairment (CVI) due to glaucoma aged 40+, rate per 100,000 population. The numerator counts for this indicator includes sight loss due to glaucoma as the main cause or if no main cause as a contributory cause.<\/p> <\/p> Indicator 3<\/p> 4 .12iii - Crude rate of sight loss due to diabetic eye disease in those aged 12+ per 100,000 population<\/p> <\/p> Definition<\/p> New Certifications of Visual Impairment (CVI) due to diabetic eye disease aged 12+, rate per 100,000 population. The numerator counts for this indicator includes sight loss due to diabetic eye disease as the main cause or if no main cause as a contributory cause. (These are not counts of diabetics with visual impairments due to any cause)<\/p> <\/p> Indicator 4<\/p> 4.12iv - Crude rate of sight loss certifications per 100,000 population<\/p> <\/p> Definition<\/p> New Certifications of Visual Impairment (CVI), rate per 100,000 population. The indicator relates completions of CVI (all causes - preventable and non-preventable) by a consultant ophthalmologist; this initiates the process of registration with a local authority and leads to access to services.<\/p> <\/p> Rationale<\/p> The indicators relate to one of the three main eye diseases, which can result in blindness or partial sight if not diagnosed and treated in time. These are age related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.<\/p> Source<\/em>: www.phoutcomes.info/public-health-outcomes-framework#gid/1000044/pat/6/ati/102/page/6/par/E12000007/are/E09000002<\/p> <\/p>"}
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