RNIB updates sight loss data tool

Version three of vision charity RNIB’s Sight Loss Data Tool has been made available to the profession.

The aim of the dataset has been to help health professionals and local authorities improve and protect sight loss services.

Published last month, the online tool included a database of sight loss in the UK, including statistics on the number of people living with age-related macular degeneration and the total number of eye clinic appointments.

RNIB data analyst Emma Edwards said: ‘The sight loss data tool is the biggest collection of eye health datasets in the country. It is an excellent resource for anyone who works in the sight loss sector and is looking for facts and statistics about people living with, or at risk of, sight loss.