Diabetes: Ophthalmic Services

(asked on 9th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services are available to housebound patients who require diabetic eye screenings.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 15th March 2022

If an individual is unable to attend in person at a community-based setting, a retinal assessment by a qualified optometrist can be provided through their general practitioner through the community domiciliary optometry service. Individuals can be referred for further investigation or treatment at hospital eye services which can provide facilities to support attendance and assist patients who are housebound.

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