Please find below links related eye health, conditions and risk factors. This is a sample of the resources referenced in the Atlas of Variation on Vision. More resources can be found in the full text of the Atlas of Variation.

Eye health care and planning:

• Getting It Right First Time (2019) Ophthalmology – Getting It Right First Time – GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2021) NHS England Eye Care Planning and Implementation Guidance 2021-22 | The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (rcophth.ac.uk)

Cataracts

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) Overview | Cataracts in adults: management | Guidance | NICE (NICE guideline [NG 77])
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2017) The Way Forward - Cataract Report
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) (2019) Eye Conditions:Cataracts | RNIB

Intravitreal Injections

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) Overview | Glaucoma: diagnosis and management | Guidance | NICE
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Overview | Age-related macular degeneration | Guidance | NICE

Retinal Detachment Surgery

• NHS Health A-Z: Detached retina (retinal detachment) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Retinal detachment | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
• Fight for Sight A-Z Eye Conditions: Retinal Detachment | What is Retinal Detachment? | Fight for Sight

Diabetic Eye Screening

• Public Health England (2020) Diabetic eye screening standards valid for data collected from 1 April 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Eye Cancer

• Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2019) Referral pathways for adult ocular tumours | The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (rcophth.ac.uk)
• The College of Optometrists (2020) Clinical Management Guidelines Pigmented fundus lesions - College of Optometrists (college-optometrists.org)
• OcuMelUK OcuMel UK - Supporting anyone affected by ocular melanoma

Sight loss outcomes

• Department of Health and Social Care (2017) Certificate of Vision Impairment: Explanatory Notes for Consultant Ophthalmologists and Hospital Eye Clinic Staff in
• England
• Department of Health and Social Care The Care Act: Statutory Guidance Chapter 22: Sight Registers
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019) Quality statement 6: Certificate of vision impairment | Serious eye disorders | Quality standards | NICE

Blind and partially sighted registrations

• Department of Health and Social Care (2017) Certificate of Vision Impairment: Explanatory Notes for Consultant Ophthalmologists and Hospital Eye Clinic Staff in England
• Department of Health and Social Care The Care Act: Statutory Guidance Chapter 22: Sight Registers

 Risk Factors for vision loss

• College of Optometrists (2021) Vision and falls - College of Optometrists (college-optometrists.org)
• Diabetes UK (2021) Resources to improve care | Diabetes UK
• Department of Health and Social Care (2020) Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Department of Health and Social Care (2019) Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2013) Smoking: harm reduction | Guidance | NICE
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2008) Treating Retinopathy of Prematurity in the UK | The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (rcophth.ac.uk)
• Local Optical Committee Support Unit (2020) Service pathway: Enhanced eye care for people with learning disabilities
• General Medical Council Learning disabilities - ethical topic - GMC (gmc-uk.org)