Diabetes Retinal Screening

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All people aged 12 and over with diabetes (type 1 and 2) are offered annual eye screening appointments.

The only exceptions are people with eye disease who are already under the care of an ophthalmology specialist. Diabetic Eye Screening is NHS annual screening programme and its part of your annual check. Please speak to your GP or nurse to get referral.

More information about diabetic eye screening is available on the NHS website.

More information about the BLMK Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and local diabetic eye screening services please see below.

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Diabetic Eye Screening

The BLMK Diabetic Eye Screening Programme provides NHS specialist diabetic eye screening across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). This service is delivered by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes University Hospital and conducts a quality assured screening at 20 locations across BLMK.

For more information about the BLMK Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, visit the BLMK website. https://www.blmkdiabeticeyescreening.nhs.uk/

You can contact the BLMK Diabetic Eye Screening Team

  • For Bedfordshire & Luton call: 01234 795861
  • For Milton Keynes call: 01908 996536

Bedfordshire and Luton

For information about ophthalmology services offered by Bedfordshire Hospitals, visit their Ophthalmology website. .

Milton Keynes Information about the diabetic eye screening programme offered at Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust Hospital

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