Guidance

Diabetic eye screening: definition of terms

This document defines the terms used in guidance and policy for the NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 May 2014
• Last updated: 17 October 2024 — See all updates

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Definitions for diabetic eye screening

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This document provides definitions of terms used in diabetic eye screening.

Literature about quality assurance and key performance indicators regularly include these words.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

Published 1 May 2014

Last updated 17 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 17 October 2024

   Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England. Changed lead organisation.

2. 1 May 2014

   First published.