§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new cases of(a) glaucoma and (b) blindness were treated in (i) Scotland, (ii) Strathclyde and (iii) Glasgow for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation on new cases of glaucoma and blindness is not available centrally. The number of in-patient discharges from hospital where the main diagnosis was glaucoma is shown below. This represents, however, only part of the glaucoma caseload as some treatment is provided on an out-patient basis.
Greater Glasgow Strathclyde Scotland 1975 554 775 1,412 1976 574 799 1,396 1977 551 766 1,343 1978 622 792 1,369 1979 482 706 1,230 1980 670 895 1,446 1981 697 915 1,531 1982 715 1,008 1,679 1983 664 930 1,599 1984 707 958 1,680 1985 669 933 1,783 1986 719 1,022 1,939 1987 805 1,107 2,018