Number of admissions to Ophthalmology by primary diagnosis

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Data valuesData descriptionPrimary DiagnosisYear
36,016 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2015-16
37,198 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2016-17
38,050 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2017-18
40,242 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2018-19
39,114 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2019-20
17,985 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2020-21
28,687 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2021-22
33,280 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2022-23
35,223 [t] [r]Number of AdmissionsTotal2023-24
38,096 [t]Number of AdmissionsTotal2024-25
19,469Number of AdmissionsCataracts2015-16
21,038Number of AdmissionsCataracts2016-17
19,835Number of AdmissionsCataracts2017-18
21,923Number of AdmissionsCataracts2018-19
20,200Number of AdmissionsCataracts2019-20
6,075Number of AdmissionsCataracts2020-21
13,343Number of AdmissionsCataracts2021-22
17,210Number of AdmissionsCataracts2022-23
17,400 [r]Number of AdmissionsCataracts2023-24
21,126Number of AdmissionsCataracts2024-25
5,871Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2015-16
5,841Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2016-17
6,611Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2017-18
6,642Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2018-19
7,644Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2019-20
5,857Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2020-21
6,387Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2021-22
5,558Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2022-23
6,206 [r]Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2023-24
6,043Number of AdmissionsAge related Macular Degeneration2024-25
222Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2015-16
180Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2016-17
201Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2017-18
306Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2018-19
347Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2019-20
114Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2020-21
546Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2021-22
1,008Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2022-23
1,367 [r]Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2023-24
1,173Number of AdmissionsDiabetic Retinopathy2024-25
859Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2015-16
878Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2016-17
895Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2017-18
904Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2018-19
830Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2019-20
534Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2020-21
722Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2021-22
695Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2022-23
734 [r]Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2023-24
787Number of AdmissionsGlaucoma2024-25
9,169Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2015-16
8,840Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2016-17
9,404Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2017-18
9,969Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2018-19
9,772Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2019-20
5,252Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2020-21
6,937Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2021-22
6,286Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2022-23
6,460 [r]Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2023-24
6,112Number of AdmissionsOther diagnoses2024-25
426Number of AdmissionsUnknown2015-16
421Number of AdmissionsUnknown2016-17
1,104Number of AdmissionsUnknown2017-18
498Number of AdmissionsUnknown2018-19
321Number of AdmissionsUnknown2019-20
153Number of AdmissionsUnknown2020-21
752Number of AdmissionsUnknown2021-22
2,523Number of AdmissionsUnknown2022-23
3,056 [r]Number of AdmissionsUnknown2023-24
2,855Number of AdmissionsUnknown2024-25

Next update expected:September 2026

Updates

30th September 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW)
Time period covered
April 2015 to March 2025

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset shows the number of hospital admissions to ophthalmology departments in Wales. The data is broken down by primary diagnosis and financial year. The dataset provides insight into the main reasons patients are admitted to ophthalmology services over time.

Data collection or calculation

Patients are defined as being admitted to hospital if they stay at least one night (inpatients), or if they are admitted electively for treatment or care that does not require an overnight stay in hospital (day cases). These definitions determine who is included in the data presented. More information on admissions data is available on the Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) website. Admissions data are grouped into the following categories: Cataract, age related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma, Other (for all remaining diagnoses) and unknown. The number of admissions (spells) is then summed by financial year and diagnostic group. A total admissions count is also calculated for each financial year. This aggregated data forms the final dataset.

Statistical quality

For 2024-25, 7.5% of clinical coding was incomplete. Given the level of incomplete coding over the last three years, it is not possible to accurately compare the number of admissions for specific reasons (such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy) in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 with previous years. The total number of admissions to ophthalmology is not affected by this issue and therefore time series comparisons for total admissions can be made fairly.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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