Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 69660

Keratoconus: Health Services

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Helena Dollimore

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS (a) treatment for and (b) diagnosis of keratoconus.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We are not aware of any issues with the diagnosis or treatment of keratoconus. Keratoconus is usually identified during a routine sight test. The National Health Service provides over 13 million free NHS sight tests annually for eligible groups.Patient wi...

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