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With just six weeks until the start of National Eye Health Week 2015 organisers are urging healthcare professionals to get involved and help inspire the public to take better care of their eyes.
David Cartwright, Chair, National Eye Health Week comments: “There are lots of ways individuals and organisations can participate in the Week and encourage everyone to have regular sight tests and make simple lifestyle changes that benefit their vision and eye health.
From signing up to the National Eye Health Week Twitter Thunderclap – an automated tweet which will be posted simultaneously on all registered Twitter accounts at 11am on 21 September – to using our supporter resource pack materials to reach out to your local community, taking part is easy and best of all free.”
A range of new supporter resource materials will be published on the Vision Matters website later this week, including flyers on men’s and women’s eye health; an Amsler grid and guide to dry eyes. Updated editions of the existing National Eye Health Week supporter resources will also be published.
Many supporter events have already been planned, including the RNIB ‘Eye Pod’ visiting Sutton High Street as part of an eye health awareness event organised by RNIB, Sutton Vision and the Thomas Pocklington Trust.
A numberplate challenge hosted by The Village Opticians in Prestwich a ‘Look After Your Eyes’ event at Harrogate Library and a spectacle cleaning station run by Browetts Opticians in Warwick.
For those still undecided about how they will celebrate National Eye Health Week an event handbook has been published on the Vision Matters website.
More details about the National Eye Health Week campaign will be released over the coming weeks in the meantime though here’s a short checklist of things you can do to prepare for the UK’s biggest celebration of vision and good eye health.
1) Help get eye health trending on Twitter by joining our thunderclap. Sign up with your Twitter and Facebook accounts at http://thndr.it/1IQl45i
2) Show your support by tying a National Eye Health Week twibbon to your Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels. For information visit http://twibbon.com/support/national-eye-health-week
3) Register for your FREE supporter resource pack by sending your name, address and email details to info@visionmatters.org.uk
4) Set a date, plan your event or promotional activity and register it on the Vision Matters website www.visionmatters.org.uk
5) Post announcements about your plans on your website and social media channels. Use the hashtags #EyeWeek and #VisionMatters.
Published : 10 August 2015
