Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the rate was of (a) age-related macular degeneration, (b) glaucoma and (c) diabetic retinopathy per 100,000 population by age group in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.

Data is not collected centrally showing the total numbers of people living with age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy per 100,000 population.

The Public Health Outcomes Framework tracks the number of people newly certified as blind or sight impaired due to age-related macular degeneration (aged 65 or over), diabetic retinopathy (aged 12 or over) and glaucoma (aged 40 or over) per 100,000 population. The latest statistics were published on 1 May 2018 and are available at the following link:

https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/0/gid/1000044/pat/6/par/E12000004/ati/102/are/E06000015/iid/41203/age/227/sex/4