Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 14123 · Tabled 13 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment for (a) wet macular degeneration and (b) glaucoma in (i) England, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Liverpool.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Nov 2024
The classification codes required to identify pathways where patients may have glaucoma or macular degeneration do not allow for distinction between the two conditions.The following table provides an estimate of the number of patients who have been waitin...