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
273	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
266	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Swansea Bay University Health Board
262	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
358	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
216	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	60 - 79 years	Health Board not recorded
4,154 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Wales
782	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
134	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
696	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
597	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Swansea Bay University Health Board
615	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
800	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
516	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
14	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	80 years or over	Health Board not recorded
6,297 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Wales
1,140	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
209	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,019	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
937	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Swansea Bay University Health Board
926	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,251	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
798	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
17	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Ethnicity	Health Board not recorded
6,159 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Wales
1,132	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
207	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
1,002	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
925	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Swansea Bay University Health Board
910	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
1,217	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
750	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
16	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	White	Health Board not recorded
91 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Wales
5	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Swansea Bay University Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
24	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
37	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
0	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Other	Health Board not recorded
47 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Wales
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
9	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
4	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Swansea Bay University Health Board
8	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
10	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
11	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Initial Assessments	Not Recorded	Health Board not recorded
1,676 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Wales
243	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
38	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
199	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
304	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Swansea Bay University Health Board
184	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
578	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
126	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
4	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Female	Health Board not recorded
1,074 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Wales
107	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
30	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
139	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
196	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Swansea Bay University Health Board
131	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
379	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
91	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Living Alone	Health Board not recorded
1,215 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Wales
211	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
6	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
199	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
262	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Swansea Bay University Health Board
93	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
362	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
79	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
3	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Domiciliary	Health Board not recorded
594 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Wales
89	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
19	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
67	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
83	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
79	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
209	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
47	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
1	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Wet AMD	Health Board not recorded
1,135 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Wales
173	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
29	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
137	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Hywel Dda Local Health Board
183	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Swansea Bay University Health Board
133	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
390	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board
88	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Cardiff & Vale University Local Health Board
2	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Dry AMD	Health Board not recorded
400 [t]	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Glaucoma	Wales
61	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Glaucoma	Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board
7	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Glaucoma	Powys Teaching Local Health Board
49	Number of Assessments	2024-25	Follow Up Assessments	Glaucoma	Hywel Dda 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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