Scotland: referrals for eye examinations in 2014/15

Share of referrals for eye examinations in Scotland in 2014/15, by who made the referral

The data shows the share of individuals who were given a patient referral for an eye examination in Scotland in 2014/15. The majority of referrals for an eye examination were made by the individual themselves, accounting for 52.4% of cases.

Self referred 52.4
Recall 43.4
Hospital 1.4
Care professional 1.1
General 1.1
Another optometrist 0.5
Unknown 0