Myopia: Children
Commons · Question 32941 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making atropine eye drops available on the NHS for pre-myopic children.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Feb 2025
Decisions on whether medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service are for integrated care systems, considering relevant national guidance where available, including from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). N...