Diabetic eye screening - What is diabetic eye screening?

What is diabetic eye screening?-Diabetic eye screening

Contents

1. What is diabetic eye screening?
2. How to book a test
3. What happens
4. Your result

Diabetic eye screening

Watch a video about what happens when you go for diabetic eye screening and find out why it's important to get your eyes checked in the first place

Media last reviewed: 5 November 2018
Media review due: 5 November 2021

• Diabetic eye screening is a test to check for eye problems caused by diabetes.
• Eye problems caused by diabetes are called diabetic retinopathy. This can lead to sight loss if it's not found early.
• The eye screening test can find problems before they affect your sight.
• Pictures are taken of the back of your eyes to check for any changes.
• If you have diabetes and you're aged 12 or over, you'll get a letter asking you to have your eyes checked at least once a year.

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