Guidance

Diabetic eye screening: easy read guide

An easy to read leaflet explaining diabetic eye screening (DES).

• From: NHS England
• Published: 17 February 2013
• Last updated: 23 June 2025
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  1. 23 June 2025

     Changed content type to guidance.

  2. 2 April 2025

     Headings and links changed to NHS blue; PHE reference number, print marks, Crown Copyright and Open Government info removed.

  3. 2 October 2023

     The Easy Read leaflet has been updated to reflect the updated screening time intervals being either 1 or 2 years if there are no signs of any eye disease

  4. 10 June 2020

     Added a link to the easy read version of the diabetic eye screening invitation letter template.

  5. 24 September 2018

     Added updated version of 'Diabetic eye screening easy guide leaflet' to page.

  6. 17 February 2013

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Diabetic eye screening: easy guide

PDF, 1.31 MB, 10 pages

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Details

This leaflet gives information about diabetic eye screening in an easy to read format.

A diabetic eye screening invitation letter template is also available in easy read format.