Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32941

Myopia: Children

Tabled: 24 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making atropine eye drops available on the NHS for pre-myopic children.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Decisions on whether medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service are for integrated care systems, considering relevant national guidance where available, including from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). N...

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