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
26,105	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
9,541	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,919	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
180	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
41,065	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
246	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
29,535	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
10,522	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,735	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
135	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
24,817	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
299	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
16,679	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
6,814	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
1,336	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
102	Number	31/03/2017	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
114,327 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	Results reported
980 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
79,208 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
32,853 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
7,152 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1,397 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
65,084	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	Results reported
606	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
44,104	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
19,682	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
4,240	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
881	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
48,841	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	Results reported
371	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
34,795	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
13,088	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
2,824	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
490	Number	31/03/2018	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
114,327 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	Results reported
980 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
79,208 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	No retinopathy
32,853 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
7,152 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1,397 [t]	Number	31/03/2018	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
833	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
0	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
671	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
158	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
7	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
32,321	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
374	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
21,456	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
10,587	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
2,794	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
594	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
30,637	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
174	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
21,893	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,341	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,699	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
305	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
33,276	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
210	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
23,748	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
8,770	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,557	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
326	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
17,260	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
222	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
11,440	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
4,997	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
1,023	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
152	Number	31/03/2018	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
125,095 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	Results reported
741 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
85,881 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
36,601 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
7,346 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
753 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
71,380	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	Results reported
462	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
48,113	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
21,802	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
4,335	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
472	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
53,414	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	Results reported
276	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
37,524	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
14,747	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
2,993	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
278	Number	31/03/2019	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
125,095 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	Results reported
741 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
85,881 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	No retinopathy
36,601 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
7,346 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
753 [t]	Number	31/03/2019	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
611	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
0	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
545	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
65	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
0	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 19 years and under	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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