{"value":{"id":1663002,"askingMemberId":1593,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-17T00:00:00","uin":"200856","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to make primary care optometry the default option for glaucoma care.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4679,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In England, optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners play a vital role in the early detection of glaucoma, which is usually picked up during a routine sight test. Patients with suspected glaucoma will be referred for further investigation and any clinically necessary treatment.</p><p>Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning secondary care services and are also able to commission out-of-hospital services from primary eye care providers to meet local needs, which could include the ongoing management and monitoring of selected glaucoma patients.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Glaucoma: Primary Care","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1663002","method":"GET"}]}