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
27,299	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
317	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
17,837	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
9,265	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
2,338	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
321	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
29,424	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
172	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
20,641	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,439	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,663	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
178	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
38,363	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
148	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
27,326	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
10,284	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,733	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
152	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
29,398	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
104	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
19,532	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
8,548	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
1,612	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
102	Number	31/03/2019	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
116,006 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Results reported
595 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
76,668 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
35,157 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
6,981 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
585 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
65,752	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Results reported
392	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
42,772	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
20,716	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
4,146	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
393	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
49,968	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Results reported
200	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
33,675	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
14,382	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
2,821	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
189	Number	31/03/2020	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
116,006 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Results reported
595 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
76,668 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	No retinopathy
35,157 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
6,981 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
585 [t]	Number	31/03/2020	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
773	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
0	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
666	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
98	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
1	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
0	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
27,541	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
260	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
17,707	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
9,511	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
2,312	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
260	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
28,117	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
143	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
19,153	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
8,394	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,690	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
141	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
35,146	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
113	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
23,970	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
9,879	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,583	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
109	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
24,429	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
79	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
15,172	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
7,275	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
1,395	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
75	Number	31/03/2020	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
15,043 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Results reported
451 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
7,054 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
6,774 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
2,335 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
448 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
8,610	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Results reported
307	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
3,854	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
4,082	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
1,473	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
140	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
6,395	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Results reported
142	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
3,178	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
2,679	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
857	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
306	Number	31/03/2021	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
15,043 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Results reported
451 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
7,054 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	No retinopathy
6,774 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	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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