Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50585

Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 7 May 2025

Answered: 13 May 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment for (a) wet macular degeneration and (b) glaucoma in (i) England, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Liver

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The 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 waiti...

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