Low vision assessments by selected characteristics, selected conditions, age and ethnicity of patient

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

Data values	Data description	Year	Assessment Type	Characteristic or Condition	Area
698 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
121 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
647 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
545 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Swansea Bay University Health Board
545 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
874 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
354 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	New Patients	Health Board not recorded
856 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
170 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
886 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
851 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Swansea Bay University Health Board
750 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,313 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
532 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Female	Health Board not recorded
476 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
116 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
560 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
540 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Swansea Bay University Health Board
508 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
864 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
372 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Living Alone	Health Board not recorded
619 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
17 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
613 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
598 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Swansea Bay University Health Board
219 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
877 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
115 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Domiciliary	Health Board not recorded
313 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
68 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
254 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
201 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
240 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
437 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
230 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Wet AMD	Health Board not recorded
669 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
114 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
650 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
562 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
525 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
845 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
357 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Dry AMD	Health Board not recorded
220 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
31 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
216 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
185 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Swansea Bay University Health Board
170 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
235 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
122 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Glaucoma	Health Board not recorded
65 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
15 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
82 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
83 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Swansea Bay University Health Board
78 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
127 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
34 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Diabetic	Health Board not recorded
491 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
70 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
687 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
590 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Swansea Bay University Health Board
530 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
948 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
271 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Cataracts	Health Board not recorded
12 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
4 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
24 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
23 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Swansea Bay University Health Board
12 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
28 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
19 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Nystagmus	Health Board not recorded
440 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
48 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
243 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
352 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Swansea Bay University Health Board
247 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
516 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
157 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Hearing Problems	Health Board not recorded
1,312 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
240 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,354 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
1,255 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Swansea Bay University Health Board
1,122 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,997 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
815 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	Age Total	Health Board not recorded
13 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	0 - 18 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
3 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	0 - 18 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
17 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	0 - 18 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
9 [t]	Number of Assessments	2022-23	Total Assessments	0 - 18 years	Swansea Bay 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 2011 to March 2025

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the number of Low Vision assessments in Wales. 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 patient characteristics such as age and ethnicity, selected eye conditions, and whether the assessment was initial or follow-up. The dataset provides insight into the profile of patients using low vision services and the types of conditions they present with.

• Data collection or calculation:

  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. The dataset received includes three types of assessments: new patient assessments, existing patient assessments, and follow-up assessments. These are first combined into a single dataset. From this combined data, total assessments are calculated by summing all three types, providing an overview of all low vision service activity. Initial assessments are then derived by combining only new and existing patient assessments, representing first-time or standalone visits. Follow-up assessments are kept separate to reflect repeat visits. This structure allows analysis of both the overall volume and the different stages of patient care within the service.

• Statistical quality:

  The breakdown of assessments by initial or follow up are available from 2023-24 onwards.

• Related reports:
  • Eye Care Statistics
  • Quality Report

Published by

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

Metadata

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