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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, September 2022)
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 (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 s...
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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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