Visual Impairment: Ophthalmic Services

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of irreversible sight loss among vulnerable patient groups, including those with wet age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of irreversible sight loss among vulnerable patient groups, including those with wet age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.

   Source: Commons

2. 3 June 2026

   Answer

   National Health Service funded sight tests play an important role in identifying a range of sight threatening conditions, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance and quality ...

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