Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for (a) health and (b) care services of early surgical intervention to delay and slow glaucoma before sight loss becomes apparent.

No specific assessment has been made. Clinicians are responsible for determining the most appropriate treatment options with individual patients.

When making treatment decisions, we expect clinicians to consider relevant the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance on the diagnosis, management and treatment of glaucoma.