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9 Parkins DJ, Edgar DF. Comparison of the effectiveness of two enhanced glaucoma
referral schemes. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2011 Jul;31(4):343-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-
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10 Public Health Scotland, 2020, General Ophthalmic Service Statistics https://www.
publichealthscotland.scot/media/4679/2020-10-13-ophthalmic-report.pdf
11 Supplementary and enhanced primary eye care examinations Scotland
Public Health Scotland, General Ophthalmic Statistics, 13 October 2020
Public Health Scotland, Ophthalmic payment system: 2006/07 to 2016/17 (OPTIX),
2017/18 to 2019/20 Ophthalmic Data Warehouse
12 Symptoms requiring investigation combines activity under codes 2.8 and 4.8
Anterior eye condition combines activity under codes 2.5 and 4.5
Additional diagnostic tests combines activity under codes 2.2 and 4.2
13 Ophthalmic Data Warehouse, 2019, Figure 4a. Number of clinical conditions
relevant to eye care, Scotland; 2018/19
14 ONS, 2022, National population projections: 2020-based interim
15 Fight for Sight, Facts about sight loss, https://www.fightforsight.org.uk/about-
the-eye/facts-about-sight-loss
16 Royal College of Ophthalmologists response to the HEE Strategic Framework, Call
for Evidence https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RCOphth-
response-to-HEE-Strategic-Framework-Call-for-Evidence-6-Sept-final-1.pdf
17 College of Optometrists, 2022, Childhood-onset myopia management: Evidence
review, Childhood-onset myopia management: Evidence review– College of
Optometrists (college-optometrists.org)
18 McCullough, S. J., O’Donoghue, L., & Saunders, K. J. (2016). Six year refractive
change among white children and young adults: evidence for significant increase
in myopia among white UK children. PloS one, 11(1), e0146332.
19 Foot B., MacEwen C. Surveillance of sight loss due to delay in ophthalmic
treatment or review: frequency, cause and outcome. Eye (Lond). 2017
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PMC5437335.
20 Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, 2020, Lack of timely monitoring of
patients with glaucoma
21 Royal College of Ophthalmologists, 2021, RCOphth welcomes extra NHS funding
which will help address eye care backlogs
22 Total number of ophthalmology outpatient visits
We used pre-Covid data from official statistics:
NHS Digital, Hospital outpatient activity 2019-2020
Department of Health Northern Ireland, Hospital statistics: outpatient activity
statistics 2019/20
Public Health Scotland, Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information
Stats Wales, Outpatient Activity
Rounded to the nearest 1,000

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