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
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
392	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
569	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Swansea Bay University Health Board
266	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
515	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
188	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
6	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Domiciliary	Health Board not recorded
1,515 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Wales
295	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
60	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
250	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
165	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
242	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
271	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
231	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Wet AMD	Health Board not recorded
2,723 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Wales
534	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
90	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
473	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
382	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
423	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
489	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
326	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
6	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Dry AMD	Health Board not recorded
877 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Wales
176	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
32	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
145	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
140	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Swansea Bay University Health Board
137	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
128	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
116	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Glaucoma	Health Board not recorded
406 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Wales
69	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
16	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
62	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
80	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Swansea Bay University Health Board
62	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
66	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
51	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Diabetic	Health Board not recorded
2,448 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Wales
323	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
58	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
428	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
395	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Swansea Bay University Health Board
412	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
561	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
260	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
11	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Cataracts	Health Board not recorded
86 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Wales
13	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
13	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
12	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Swansea Bay University Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
20	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
17	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Nystagmus	Health Board not recorded
1,330 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Wales
278	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
66	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
175	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
201	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Swansea Bay University Health Board
254	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
201	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
152	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Hearing Problems	Health Board not recorded
6,297 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Wales
1,140	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
209	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,019	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
937	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Swansea Bay University Health Board
926	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,251	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
798	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
17	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Age Total	Health Board not recorded
46 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Wales
2	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
13	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
4	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
11	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
10	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	0 - 18 years	Health Board not recorded
376 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Wales
71	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
12	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
37	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
70	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
46	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
82	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
56	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	19 - 59 years	Health Board not recorded
1,721 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Wales
285	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
60	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Powys Teaching 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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