Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53393

Glaucoma

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 27 May 2025

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who will have glaucoma in England in each of the next 10 years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend screening for glaucoma because it is not clear if the tests which are available are accurate enough to be used in a screening programme. Regular sight tests are important in detecting glaucoma, which ...

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