1. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board – Improving Our Local Eye Health
Adele Gittoes – Assistant Director of Integration and Innovation

2. Eye Care Group Chaired by Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Optometry and Ophthalmology Clinicians
Royal National Institute of the Blind
South East Wales Regional Optometric Committee

3. Eye Care Group Community Health Council Public Health Wales
Wales Optometric Post Graduate Centre
Sight Cymru

4. Commitment Improve on earlier diagnosis and intervention (ie wet AMD)
Improve access - closer to home where possible
Strengthen the engagement between clinicians and the patient (outcomes)

5. Initiatives to date Cataract post operative assessment
Glaucoma follow up assessment
Increased role of Nurse Practitioner
Referral filtering
Prison service

6. Proposal
2 Optometry based Glaucoma Ophthalmic Diagnostic and Treatment Centres.
1 Optometry based Wet AMD ODTC.

7. Outcomes Reduce waits Eradicate delayed follow up assessments
Provide care closer to home
Improve patient experience and outcomes