Low Vision assessments by visual acuity recorded and health board

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Visual Acuity	Year	Area
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2015-16	Unknown
2	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2022-23	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2014-15	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2013-14	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2015-16	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2013-14	Unknown
6	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2023-24	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2016-17	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2015-16	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2014-15	Unknown
5	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2023-24	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2017-18	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2015-16	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2016-17	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2023-24	Unknown
17 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2023-24	Unknown
22 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2024-25	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2018-19	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2013-14	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2013-14	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2022-23	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2017-18	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2018-19	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2018-19	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2017-18	Unknown
6	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2023-24	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2018-19	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2016-17	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2014-15	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2014-15	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2013-14	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2022-23	Unknown
1	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2024-25	Unknown
13	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2024-25	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2017-18	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2015-16	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2017-18	Unknown
2 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2022-23	Unknown
3	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2024-25	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2018-19	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2022-23	Unknown
0	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2016-17	Unknown
5	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2024-25	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2014-15	Unknown
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2016-17	Unknown
1,062 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2019-20	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2018-19	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2019-20	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
319	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2017-18	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
683	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2014-15	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
513	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2024-25	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2020-21	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2016-17	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,307 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2018-19	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,306 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2015-16	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2014-15	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
389	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2022-23	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
410	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2023-24	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
197	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2023-24	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
592	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2017-18	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
236	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2021-22	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
411	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2021-22	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2015-16	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
4	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2017-18	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2021-22	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
683	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2016-17	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
178	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2023-24	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
258	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2024-25	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
208	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2022-23	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,168 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2017-18	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
370	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2014-15	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
261	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2019-20	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
224	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2024-25	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
158	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2020-21	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
363	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2018-19	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
300	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2020-21	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
225	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2021-22	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	VA not recorded	2013-14	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
873 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2021-22	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
253	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2017-18	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
362	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2015-16	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
394	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2016-17	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
321	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2013-14	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
661	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2013-14	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
809 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2022-23	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
680	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2015-16	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
322	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2016-17	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
257	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2018-19	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,400 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2016-17	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
604 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2020-21	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
511	Number of Assessments	Worse than 6/12 but better than 6/60	2019-20	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
210	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2022-23	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
286	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2014-15	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
788 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2023-24	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
287	Number of Assessments	6/12 or better	2013-14	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,339 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2014-15	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
138	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2020-21	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,000 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2024-25	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
1,271 [t]	Number of Assessments	Total	2013-14	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
288	Number of Assessments	6/60 or worse	2019-20	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Main information

• Most recent update: 30 September 2025
• Next update expected: September 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider 1: Low Vision Service Wales
• Data source 1: No specific source from data provider
• Data provider 2: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
• Data source 2: Low Vision Assessment Record Card
• Time period covered: April 2013 to March 2025

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number of low vision assessments by the visual acuity recorded.

  Wales General Ophthalmic Services (WGOS) 3 enables patients who would benefit from optical and non-optical aids as well as holistic rehabilitation support (including sight impairment registration) and advice to access a low vision service in or close to their place of residence.

  The data is broken down by visual acuity recorded during the assessment and Local Health Board. Visual acuity measures the clarity or sharpness of a person’s vision—6/12 means seeing at 6 metres what a person with normal vision sees at 12 metres, while 6/60 indicates significantly poorer vision. The dataset provides an overview of low vision service activity and the distribution of visual acuity levels among patients across health boards.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Visual acuity is measured according to the "Snellen fraction" by comparing the distance in metres at which a patient can correctly identify a letter with the distance at which a person with standard vision could identify it. For example, 6/6 indicates normal vision, while 6/12 means the patient can see at 6 metres what a person with standard vision could see at 12 metres. To arrive at the overarching visual acuity categories presented in this data, various categories in the underlying data were combined, such as ‘6/7.5 – 6/12’ being combined with ‘6/6+’ to form the ‘6/12 or better category’. The number of low vision assessments with each visual acuity is then broken down by financial year and health board to arrive at the final dataset. The data is based on claims made by practices to NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) for payment. Practices submit a record card to NWSSP and this data generates the payment from the system. NWSSP provide an aggregated dataset with counts to Welsh Government.

• Statistical quality:

  On 1 April 2019, health service responsibility for Bridgend residents moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. Health board names also changed: Cwm Taf became Cwm Taf Morgannwg, and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg became Swansea Bay. See the weblinks section for official statements.

• Related reports:
  • Eye Care Statistics
  • Quality Report

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Metadata

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