United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53392
Glaucoma: Screening
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19 May 2025
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27 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing a national screening programme for glaucoma.
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19 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered introducing a national screening programme for glaucoma.
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27 May 2025
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-19/53392
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1804239
- uk · wq-1804239 · source updated 27 May 2025