Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have left the armed forces with visual impairment injuries in each of the last 10 years.

Between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2014, a total of 34 UK Regular Service personnel were medically discharged with a principal or contributory cause of an eye injury and a vision impairment. An additional 160 personnel were medically discharged with a principal or contributory cause of an eye injury or vision impairment.

The attached table details the number of UK Regular Service personnel medically discharged with a principal or contributory condition of visual impairment injuries or disorders during the period 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2014.