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The fourth National Eye Health Week will take place on 16 – 22 September 2013.  Once again, eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK are joining 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?

Wales Eyecare Conference 18.09.13

Carrots NightWalk 20.09.13

Who's taking part?

The following organisations supported National Eye Health Week 2012

See who took part in 2012

Support from famous faces

Who took part in 2011?

Get involved!

Here are just some of the ways you can get involved in NEHW 2013!

Email info@visionmatters.org.uk to register for a FREE Resource Pack

Become a NEHW 2013 Partner

Download our Guide to Getting Involved here   

How often do you need to get your sight tested?

Take our short questionnaire

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