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
926	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
116	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
20,312	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
181	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
13,404	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
5,745	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
587	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
56	Number	31/03/2015	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
126,513 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	Results reported
758 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
90,498 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
33,679 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
5,307 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
485 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
70,739	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	Results reported
455	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
49,652	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
19,777	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
3,237	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
314	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
53,275	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	Results reported
288	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
38,806	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
13,471	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
2,030	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
163	Number	31/03/2016	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
126,513 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	Results reported
758 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
90,498 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	No retinopathy
33,679 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
5,307 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
485 [t]	Number	31/03/2016	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
921	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
0	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
781	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
136	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
8	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
33,553	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
232	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
23,164	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
10,130	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
2,134	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
211	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
34,201	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
160	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
25,212	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,537	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,351	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
131	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
36,149	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
160	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
26,425	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
8,955	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,061	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
81	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
21,689	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
206	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
14,916	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
5,921	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
753	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
62	Number	31/03/2016	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
139,264 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	Results reported
1,108 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
97,708 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
38,411 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
7,759 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
741 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
79,069	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	Results reported
638	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
54,391	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
22,935	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
4,681	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
473	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
59,201	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	Results reported
467	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
42,520	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
15,290	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
3,064	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
265	Number	31/03/2017	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
139,264 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	Results reported
1,108 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
97,708 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	No retinopathy
38,411 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
7,759 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
741 [t]	Number	31/03/2017	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
969	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
1	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
829	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
137	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
5	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
36,269	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
337	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
24,560	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
11,397	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
2,764	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
323	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
36,144	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
225	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals

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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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