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Diabetic Eye Screening

South West London Diabetic Eye Screening

The NHS provides FREE eye screening for people with diabetes aged 12 and over.

Have you attended your diabetic eye screening appointment ?

Eye screening is an important part of your diabetes care. Retinopathy often has no symptoms until the disease is advanced. If left undetected it can lead to sight loss.

To book an appointment, call 0333 456 0223 or visit this website (which includes an easy read leaflet).

What to expect from my appointment (PDF, 524KB).

OCT Scanning in Diabetic Eye Screening (DESP)

What is OCT?

  • OCT stands for Optical Coherence Tomography.
  • An advanced screening camera.
  • Uses light waves to capture 3D images of the eye.
  • Gains more accurate, in-depth results.
  • Still a part of your diabetes care, free for anyone aged 12+ living with diabetes.

Why is it being introduced?

  • Achieves more in depth results.
  • Can detect earlier signs of eye conditions.
  • Creates more OCT scanning options.
  • Help reduce hospital backlogs.
  • Will save more than 120,000 appointments.

Which venues will offer OCT screening?

Purley: Purley Memorial Hospital

Clapham Junction: Junction Health Centre

Wimbledon: The Nelson Health Centre

Who is eligible for OCT screening in DESP?

  • Service users in the Digital Surveillance pathway (except pregnant patients)
  • Service users with the last results of stage 2 pre-proliferative retinopathy or maculopathy
  • Referrals back from the Hospital Eye Services

Contact

0333 456 0223

miul.administration@nhs.net

https://neScare.necsws.com/for-patients/oct/ 

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