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Eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK have joined together to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests for all.

Vision really matters. Sight is the sense people fear losing the most, yet many of us don’t know the best way to look after our eyes.

National Eye Health Week aims to change all that.

What's going on?

A big thank you to all who took part in National Eye Health Week 2010 and helped make it such a success. Plans for next year's campaign are currently being discussed and sections on this website specific to National Eye Health Week 2011 will be updated shortly.

 

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Who's taking part?

The following organisations are supporting the National Eye Health Week to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests.

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Did you know?

  • 1.8 million people in the UK are living with sight loss. For 53% of these, a simple sight test and new spectacles could really help.*
  • A sight test can detect early signs of conditions like glaucoma, which can be treated if found soon enough
  • During a sight test, other health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure may be detected.
  • For healthy eyes, eat well, don’t smoke and wear eye protection in bright sunlight.

Eye Health Week Events

There are currently no forthcoming events