Admissions to ophthalmology departments by primary diagnosis
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| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Diagnosis | Shown in table | All 7 values | Change values |
| Year | Shown in table | All 11 values | Change values |
| Data description | Shown in table | Number of Admissions | Value cannot be changed |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.
| Data values | Data description | Primary Diagnosis | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36,016 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2015-16 |
| 37,198 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2016-17 |
| 38,050 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2017-18 |
| 40,242 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2018-19 |
| 39,114 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2019-20 |
| 17,985 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2020-21 |
| 28,687 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2021-22 |
| 33,280 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2022-23 |
| 35,223 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2023-24 |
| 38,096 [t] | Number of Admissions | Total | 2024-25 |
| 44,167 | Number of Admissions | Total | 2025-26 |
| 19,469 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2015-16 |
| 21,038 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2016-17 |
| 19,835 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2017-18 |
| 21,923 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2018-19 |
| 20,200 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2019-20 |
| 6,075 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2020-21 |
| 13,343 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2021-22 |
| 17,210 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2022-23 |
| 17,400 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2023-24 |
| 21,126 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2024-25 |
| 26,386 | Number of Admissions | Cataracts | 2025-26 |
| 5,871 | Number of Admissions | Age related Macular Degeneration | 2015-16 |
| 5,841 | Number of Admissions | Age related Macular Degeneration | 2016-17 |
| 6,611 | Number of Admissions | Age related Macular Degeneration | 2017-18 |
Next update expected:October 2027
Updates
- 8th October 2026
New data added for 2025-26
- 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 2026
- Dataset ID
- eed77077-dd96-49c9-a2a6-d4c127072d00
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.
- Statistical quality
For 2025-26, 5.3% of clinical coding was incomplete. Given the level of incomplete coding over the last four 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, 2024-25 and 2025-26 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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Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales