Abstract

Guidelines in the UK recommend that children and young people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes undergo annual screening for diabetic retinopathy from the age of 12 years [1]. This is currently delivered though a large number of regional diabetic eye screening programmes that are responsible for identifying eligible children and young people, and inviting them to a screening appointment (Fig. 1). In 2014/2015, the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, based on secondary (hospital-based) care data for over 27 600 children, revealed that only 64% of eligible children and young people in England had been recorded as having undergone diabetic retinopathy screening during the last audit year; of whom, 13% were reported to have at least background diabetic retinopathy [2]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.