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
180	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
104	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Health Board not recorded
452 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Wales
48	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
15	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
77	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
104	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Swansea Bay University Health Board
74	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
102	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
32	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Health Board not recorded
2,967 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Wales
548	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
64	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
582	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
458	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Swansea Bay University Health Board
444	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
663	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
201	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
7	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Health Board not recorded
96 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Wales
20	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
19	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
13	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Swansea Bay University Health Board
9	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
24	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
9	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Health Board not recorded
1,777 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Wales
398	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
75	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
214	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
287	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Swansea Bay University Health Board
314	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
371	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
117	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Health Board not recorded
7,317 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Wales
1,451	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
239	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,252	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
1,067	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Swansea Bay University Health Board
1,028	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,553	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
713	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
14	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Health Board not recorded
51 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Wales
9	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
12	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
7	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
9	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
6	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
7	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Health Board not recorded
434 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Wales
74	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
11	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
72	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
83	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
56	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
95	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
43	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Health Board not recorded
1,908 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Wales
340	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
54	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
278	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
318	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
305	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
421	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
188	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
4	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Health Board not recorded
4,924 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Wales
1,028	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
173	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
890	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
659	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Swansea Bay University Health Board
658	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,031	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
475	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
10	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Health Board not recorded
7,317 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Wales
1,451	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
239	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,252	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
1,067	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Swansea Bay University Health Board
1,028	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,553	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
713	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
14	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Health Board not recorded
7,206 [t]	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Wales
1,440	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
238	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,249	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
1,041	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Swansea Bay University Health Board
1,020	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,524	Number of Assessments	2023-24	Initial Assessments	White	Aneurin Bevan Local 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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