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Information and videos to help you decide if taking part in screening is right for you.
Information about diabetic eye screening
Diabetic eye screening - Public Health Scotland Easy Read Leaflet (pdf, December 2023)
Alternative languages including BSL
Information about diabetic eye screening is available in a ranges of languages and formats, including BSL, audio and large font.
It can be found at NHS Inform.
Videos
Diabetic eye screening (DES) - what to expect at your appointment
A video by Public Health Scotland
Diabetic Eye screening (BSL)
Video by Public Health Scotland explaining what DES is and why getting screened is important.
Other types of screening
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening (easy read)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is carried out to check for aneurysms (bulges in blood vessels) in the aorta.
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Bowel screening (easy read)
Bowel screening checks if you could have bowel cancer. You use a home test kit to collect a small sample of poo and ...
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Breast screening (easy read)
Breast screening is a test for breast cancers that are too small to see or feel. Breast screening can detect cancer e...
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Cervical screening (easy read)
The cervical screening test (smear test) is designed to check your cervix (neck of the womb) for the human papilloma ...
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