Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14123
Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment for (a) wet macular degeneration and (b) glaucoma in (i) England, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Liverpool.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe classification codes required to identify pathways where patients may have glaucoma or macular degeneration do not allow for distinction between the two conditions.The following table provides an estimate of the number of patients who have been waitin...
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