Details of how the first-ever public health indicator for preventable sight loss will be measured were released this week and have been welcomed by the eye sector. The indicator will be introduced as part of the public health outcomes framework in England next April and will monitor the major causes of preventable sight loss in adults. Public Health England, the organization responsible for the framework, will assess how many people are registered as sight impaired or severely impaired who have lost their sight as a result of one of the three major causes of preventable sight loss – glaucoma, AMD and diabetic retinopathy.
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