Increasing frequency of hospital admissions for retinal detachment and vitreo-retinal surgery in England 2000–2018

Objectives To analyse the changes in reported frequency of retinal detachment admissions and vitreo-retinal surgery procedures performed between 2000 and 2018 in England. To obtain information useful to contribute towards the planning of service delivery. Methods Analysis of England’s Hospital Episo...

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Published in:Eye (London) 2022-08, Vol.36 (8), p.1610-1614
Main Authors: Madi, Haifa A., Keller, Johannes
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cataracts
Eye surgery
Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Myopia
Ophthalmology
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
Retina
Retinal detachment
Statistical analysis
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Objectives To analyse the changes in reported frequency of retinal detachment admissions and vitreo-retinal surgery procedures performed between 2000 and 2018 in England. To obtain information useful to contribute towards the planning of service delivery. Methods Analysis of England’s Hospital Episode Statistics from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and population data from the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics. Results Episodes of ‘retinal detachments with breaks’ increased year on year from 3447 (7.0/100 M) in 2000 to 10,971 (19.7/100 M) in 2018 ( p  
ISSN:0950-222X
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DOI:10.1038/s41433-021-01647-2