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
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
72.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
27.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
4.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
69.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
30.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
5.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
68.6 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
31.4 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
6.2 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
67.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
32.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
6.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
70.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
29.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
5.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
68.6 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: Total	No retinopathy
31.4 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
6.2 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
87.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
12.8	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
0.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
1.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
65.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
34.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
8.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
69.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
30.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
6.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
70.8	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
29.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
4.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
67.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
32.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
6.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
3.3 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
51.0 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
49.0 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
16.9 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
3.2 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
3.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
48.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
51.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
18.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1.8	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
2.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
54.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
45.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
14.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
5.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
3.3 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
51.0 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: Total	No retinopathy
49.0 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
16.9 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
3.2 [t]	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
0.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
83.8	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
16.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
1.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0.2	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
4.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
49.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
50.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
16.7	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
3.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
3.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
53.1	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
46.9	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
17.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
3.3	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
2.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
50.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
50.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
17.6	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
2.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
2.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
44.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
55.5	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
21.4	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
2.0	Percentage of results reported	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy

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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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