Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 53394

Ophthalmic Services: Glaucoma

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 27 May 2025

Question

Alison Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many qualified ophthalmic (a) consultants and (b) doctors there are who are able to treat glaucoma; how many people have glaucoma; and what estimate he has made of trends in these numbers over

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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