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
2,335 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
448 [t]	Number	31/03/2021	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
446	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
1	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Urgent referrals
366	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
71	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
5	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
1	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 19 years and under	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
6,890	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
264	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
3,287	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
3,386	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
1,113	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
263	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
3,464	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
106	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
1,707	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
1,508	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
561	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
105	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
2,895	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
59	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
1,233	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
1,234	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
434	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
58	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
1,348	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
21	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
461	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
575	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
222	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
21	Number	31/03/2021	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
47,410 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	Results reported
537 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
24,898 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
18,246 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
4,532 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
537 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
27,212	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	Results reported
321	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
13,715	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
11,064	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
2,646	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
321	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
20,182	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	Results reported
216	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
11,169	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
7,180	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	Any retinopathy
1,886	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
216	Number	31/03/2022	Gender: Female	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
47,410 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	Results reported
537 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	Urgent referrals
24,898 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	No retinopathy
18,246 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	Any retinopathy
4,532 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
537 [t]	Number	31/03/2022	Age: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
663	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 19 years and under	Results reported
540	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 19 years and under	No retinopathy
98	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 19 years and under	Any retinopathy
3	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 19 years and under	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
15,738	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	Results reported
239	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	Urgent referrals
9,047	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	No retinopathy
6,242	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	Any retinopathy
1,642	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
239	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 20-59 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
12,058	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	Results reported
140	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	Urgent referrals
6,418	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	No retinopathy
4,852	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	Any retinopathy
1,161	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
140	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 60-69 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
12,659	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	Results reported
98	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	Urgent referrals
6,376	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	No retinopathy
4,713	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	Any retinopathy
1,043	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
98	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 70-79 years	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
6,292	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	Results reported
60	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	Urgent referrals
2,517	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	No retinopathy
2,341	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	Any retinopathy
683	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
60	Number	31/03/2022	Age: 80 years or over	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
63,611 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	Results reported
335 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	Urgent referrals
45,148 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	No retinopathy
14,424 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	Any retinopathy
2,713 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
335 [t]	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Total	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
36,060	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	Results reported
218	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	Urgent referrals
25,335	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	No retinopathy
8,521	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	Any retinopathy
1,560	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	Sight threatening retinopathy/maculopathy
218	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Male	Severe retinopathy/maculopathy
27,521	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Female	Results reported
117	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Female	Urgent referrals
19,786	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Female	No retinopathy
5,901	Number	31/03/2023	Gender: Female	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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