Diabetic retinopathy screening outcomes by patient characteristics

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Date	Characteristics	Outcome
115,344 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	Results reported
598 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
79,568 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
33,698 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
3,369 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
505 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
63,578	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	Results reported
340	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
42,829	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
19,545	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
2,068	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
321	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
47,799	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	Results reported
244	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
33,564	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
13,406	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
1,251	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
173	Number	31/03/2014	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
115,344 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	Results reported
598 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
79,568 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	No retinopathy
33,698 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
3,369 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
505 [t]	Number	31/03/2014	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
848	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
2	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
685	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
162	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
6	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
30,801	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
195	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
20,791	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
9,789	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
1,432	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
254	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
32,238	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
114	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
23,112	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,737	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
843	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
122	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
32,858	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
130	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
22,786	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
9,348	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
715	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
81	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
18,599	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
157	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
12,194	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
5,662	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
373	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
47	Number	31/03/2014	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
119,623 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	Results reported
728 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
83,024 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
33,417 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
4,346 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
562 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
66,418	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	Results reported
437	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
45,126	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
19,525	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
2,625	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
373	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
49,862	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	Results reported
279	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
35,225	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
13,295	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
1,661	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
181	Number	31/03/2015	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
119,623 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	Results reported
728 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
83,024 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	No retinopathy
33,417 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
4,346 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
562 [t]	Number	31/03/2015	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
819	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
0	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
660	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
154	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
6	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
31,023	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
249	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
20,975	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
9,644	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
1,754	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
271	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
33,226	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
129	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
23,921	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,712	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,073	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
119	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
34,217	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
169	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
24,057	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
9,158	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy

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Main information

• Most recent update: 30 September 2025
• Next update expected: September 2026
• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider: Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW)
• Data source: No specific source from data provider
• Time period covered: March 2014 to March 2025

Data notes

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows the outcomes from Diabetic Eye Screening Wales (DESW) screenings, broken down by patient characteristics such as sex and age group, and by financial year. It provides insight into how screening results vary across different population groups and over time.

• Data collection or calculation:

  Aggregated counts of patients are derived from patient records and used as information to manage the DESW and have been provided for this statistical release. No data relating to individual patients has been transferred in this process. When a patient is diagnosed with diabetes by a GP, a referral is sent to DESW and the patient is registered and invited for screening. Screening is carried out in a mobile unit or healthcare sites. Patient information, including retinal images, is stored on the DESW database. DESW validates the database monthly against the Welsh Demographic Service to ensure that it is aligned with living Welsh residents. Total counts are also routinely validated against GP diabetes disease registers. The different outcomes in the dataset are determined by the ‘worst grade’ code assigned at each diabetic eye screening. This code identifies the extent of retinopathy. All screenings, including those with unreported outcomes, are included in the total ‘results reported’. The number of screenings resulting in each outcome is broken down by age group and gender, and the percentage of each outcome within these groups is also calculated.

• Statistical quality:

  For some years, all screenings with severe retinopathy/maculopathy were urgently referred to hospital eye services and so the numbers for both categories are the same. Note that there are small amounts of missing data within some fields of the DESW statistics. Percentages are calculated of records with stated values. The outcomes of a number of screenings were ungradeable in each year (usually between 2,000 and 3,000). 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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