Summary

This report shows information about NHS ophthalmic activity provided through General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) in England and Wales in 2009/10 and on trends since 2000/01.

Key facts

• There were 11.8 million NHS sight tests in England. This is an increase of 533 thousand (4.7 per cent) on the previous year.
• The number of vouchers processed in England increased by 282 thousand (6.8 per cent) to 4.4 million.
• The number of vouchers for repair and replacement was 443,429 in England and 26,474 in Wales.
• There were 735 thousand NHS sight tests in Wales, an increase of 16 thousand (2.2 per cent) on the previous year.
• 282 thousand optical vouchers were processed in Wales, an increase of 13 thousand (4.9 per cent) on the previous year.