Blindness registration in Scotland

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  REGISTRABLE PARTIAL SIGHTED AND BLINDNESS AT FIRST PRESENTATION IN SCOTLAND

• IRAS ID

  174467

• Contact name

  V.Swetha Jeganathan

• Contact email

  swetha.jeganathan@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 12 months, days

• Research summary

  This study will be a survey of registrable partial sightedness and blindness at first presentation in Scotland using prospective case ascertainment through the Scottish Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (SOSU) monthly reporting card scheme. This is an active surveillance system involving all Scottish consultant ophthalmologists. This is an epidemiological study using only information available from the patient case notes. Ophthalmologists will indicate that they have seen a new case through the SOSU. The SOSU collects no patient identifying information but will notify the study investigator (Dr Jeganathan) of all new cases who will contact the reporting ophthalmologist directly.

• REC name

  North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/NW/0180

• Date of REC Opinion

  25 Feb 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion