HC Deb 25 June 1990 vol 175 cc64-5W
Mr. Michael

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people with glaucoma and diabetes received free eye tests in Wales(a) in each quarter in 1988–89 and (b) in each quarter in 1989–90.

Mr. Grist

The data requested were not collected centrally before 1 April 1989, since when they have been collected on a six-monthly basis.

The available information is given as follows:

Estimated1 number of sight tests paid for by Family Practitioner Committees in the six months ending
30 September 1989 31 March 1990
Persons aged over 40 who are relatives of glaucoma suffers 2,950 4,910
1 Estimates based upon a 2 per cent. sample of all such sight tests.

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