Guidance

Diabetic eye screening: when images cannot be taken or are inadequate

Explains the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) Programme's processes for image capture exceptions and ungradable images.

From:
NHS England
Published
10 April 2013
Last updated
11 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Diabetic eye screening: guidance on fundus image quality and when adequate images cannot be taken

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Details

Sets out the guidance in instances when images:

  • cannot be captured
  • are deemed inadequate

Updates to this page

Published 10 April 2013
Last updated 11 March 2026 show all updates

  1. Previous guidance replaced with new version - no additional guidance or programme changes, but new version rewritten and simplified to support services.

  2. Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.

  3. Reviewed, updated and converted to HTML.

  4. First published.

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