An evaluation of the change in activity and workload arising from diabetic ophthalmology referrals following the introduction of a community based digital retinal photographic screening programme.

Aims: To determine how the workload of an ophthalmology department changed following the introduction of an organised retinal screening programme.

Methods: Information was collected from the hospital medical record of people with diabetes attending eye clinics over 4 years. The first year was before screening, the next 2 years the first round, and the fourth year the second round.