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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 696300" data-attributes="member: 12578">Unless you are in a very 'bad' area then I suppose most must eventually have the screening done.The stats for one the first quarter of last year are in this <a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Upload/How%20we%20help/Magazines/Update/Update-Essen%20_Eyes.pdf" target="_blank">article</a>  from 'Balance' , 82.9% of those offered screening were screened but that means 17% weren't .It's a great shame that people don't realise how lucky they are that  UK has such a good totally free screening service  . It has reduced  the number of people becoming blind considerably (now no longer the leading cause of blindness in working age people). It's a service that was revolutionary and although it's been copied certainly doesn't exist in all countries with national health care systems.I rarely get my screenings yearly here, it often ends up as longer in between. I have to book it at least 6 months in advance They won't book it immediately after the last one so the onus is totally  on me to remember( and to have my chequebook ready to pay the doctor, I get it mostly back but I can have no illusions as to the very expensive cost of my health care; )</blockquote>

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