Trends in rates of trabeculectomy in England

Recent trends in glaucoma surgery in Scotland, England and Wales

“…Various studies documented a rapid decline in trabeculectomy rates from the late 1990s; this study aims to identify if these trends have been sustained and investigate the impact on other glaucoma surgeries 1–5 10…”

“…An increase in trabeculectomy rates was reported in Leicester from 7.57/100 000 in 2005 to 18.87/100 000 in 2009 12. This increase in trabeculectomy rate was disputed by Keenan et al who suggest that disparities in population demographics, prevalence and severity of glaucoma and variations in management will account for differences between national and local trends 10. The small increase in national trabeculectomy rates observed in this study may be due to demographic shifts in an aging population, however, it may represent a delay in surgery rather than prevention in surgery secondary to glaucoma drops 2 5…”

Retinal detachment in England: database studies of trends over time and geographical variation

“…Maps showing the person-based RD rate (first recorded episode only) per 100 000 resident population for each GOR/LA were constructed. Results are expressed as average annual rates as described previously 16. The geographical data were age-standardised using the indirect method, in 5-year age groups, and age-specific rates in the total population of England as the standard.…”

Health Inequalities Associated with Post-Stroke Visual Impairment in the United Kingdom and Ireland: A Systematic Review

“…A review investigating inequalities accessing eye services in the UK found an association poor SES and poor attendance of eye health services [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56] ; late stage of eye disease at presentation to eye services [57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64] ; uncorrected refractive error 65,66 ; increased waiting times for treatment 67,68 ; and poor treatment compliance.- 64,69 Articles meeting the inclusion criteria have been extracted and evaluated in Tables 2 and 5. There was an equal split between articles reporting no association and those reporting a significant association between poor SES and access to eye services.…”