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Welsh Government
Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of admissions to Ophthalmology by primary diagnosis
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Click here to sort2021-22Click here to sort2022-23Click here to sort2023-24
[Collapse]Total28,68733,28035,210
TotalCataracts13,34317,21016,527
Age related Macular Degeneration6,3875,5585,314
Diabetic Retinopathy5461,0081,211
Glaucoma722695668
Other diagnoses6,9376,2865,905
Unknown7522,5235,585

Metadata

General description

This dataset shows the number of hospital admissions to ophthalmology departments.

Data collection and calculation

Patients are defined as being admitted to hospital if they stay at least one night (inpatients), or if they are admitted electively for treatment or care that does not require an overnight stay in hospital (day cases).

In 2023-24, there was a reduction in the coverage of clinical coding; around 15.9% of admissions to ophthalmology departments did not have their primary diagnosis recorded, therefore it is not possible to accurately compare the number of admissions for specific reasons (such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy) in 2023-24 with previous years. The total number of admissions is unaffected.

More information on admissions data is available on the Patient Episode Database for Wales (PEDW) website.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2021-22 onwards

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Title

Number of admissions to Ophthalmology by primary diagnosis

Last update

14 August 2024 14 August 2024

Next update

To be confirmed

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Keywords

eye care admissions