RNIB’s Sight Loss Data Tool is the UK’s biggest collection of eye health and sight loss data. Helping people understand eye health and sight loss at a local level.
RNIB’s Sight Loss Data Tool is the UK’s biggest collection of eye health and sight loss data. This includes:
- Estimates for the number of people living with sight loss and specific eye conditions.
- Health and social care activity data.
- Local area data and risk factors that may influence an increased risk of eye health problems.
You can explore this data by nation, region, local authority or health board. These insights can then be printed, saved or shared with colleagues. This insight is essential for:
- Commissioners of eye care services across the UK to understand population need, both now and in the future.
- Sight loss charities who want to understand market size to support their planning, fundraising, or communications.
- Anyone who wants to better understand sight loss and eye health needs in their area.
Understanding incidence of sight loss
There is new data in the Sight Loss Data Tool on the incidence of sight loss. This article explains ...
Understanding financial impact
Did you know that eye care costs the NHS at least £4.1 billion per year? Or that the wider economic...
What’s new in the Sight Loss Data Tool?
This article provides an overview of everything that has changed in the Sight Loss Data Tool. ##...
Understanding sight loss projections
The number of people in the UK with sight loss is set to increase dramatically. It’s predicted tha...
Understanding the Sight Loss Data Tool’s geographic areas
This article provides a guide to the different types of geography used in the Sight Loss Data Tool. ...
Making the most of data
Data plays a key role in understanding population need, planning services, and improving outcomes fo...