The information presented here shows the number of people newly certified severely sight impaired or sight impaired by broad ethnic group.
Data collection and calculation
Data on new registrations has been provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from the Database for Epidemiological data on Visual Impairment Certificates (DEVICE). The analysis is supported by RNIB, the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.