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Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)

Last updated on Monday, March 17, 2025

Click here to find your nearest screening site If you have diabetes and you're aged 12 or over, you'll get a letter every 1 or 2 years asking you to have diabetic eye screening. If you have gestational diabetes, which is often a temporary condition, you will not be invited for diabetic eye sc...

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About Diabetic Retinopathy

Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Untreated diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of sight loss. When the condition is caught early, treatment is effective at reducing or preventing damage to your sight.  Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes affects small blood vessels, damaging the part of the eye called...

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Diabetes Smart

Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Diabetes Smart is a free course to support local people living with type 1 and 2 diabetes provided by Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The free course is facilitated by trained professionals. It’s an opportunity for people to learn about making positive lifestyle changes an...

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Appointment availability

Last updated on Tuesday, February 4, 2025

  Some screening sites can only offer appointments on certain days of the week.  Click here to see appointment availability.  Green shows when appointments are generally available, but always call the screening site first to see if they have availability on a day that would suit you best....

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