Request - I am emailing to request the information from NHS Rotherham CCG, as set out in the questions below. I would be grateful if you could acknowledge receipt of this Freedom of Information request by email.
1a) Does NHS Rotherham CCG have a defined visual acuity threshold for patients to be referred for cataract surgery?
1b) If yes to 1a, is this based on (please mark relevant box):
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best corrected visual acuity both eyes |
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best corrected visual acuity affected eye |
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1c) If for 1b you answered yes for visual acuity threshold for both eyes, at what level is this set? Please mark relevant box:
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<6/9 |
<6/12 |
<6/18 |
<6/24 |
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1d) If for 1b you answered yes for a visual acuity threshold for the affected eye, at what level is this set? Please mark relevant box:
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<6/9 |
<6/12 |
<6/18 |
<6/24 |
<6/30 |
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Response - Rotherham CCG does not have a defined visual acuity threshold. We do ask numerical lifestyle survey questions on the impact of the visual loss.
