National Eye Health Week

The purpose of the campaign is Inspiring and educating people about the importance of eyes Health and why you should get regular eye exams.

Many people fear losing their sight. However, take minimal steps to care for your eyes. National Eye Health Week hopes to change this. About 12 million people in the UK live with such significant vision loss. Affect daily life. However, half of these cases are believed to be preventable vision loss. Vision test detects the first signs of visual impairment

Diseases such as glaucoma can be treated if detected early. During any sight test, other health conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure can be detected.

To maintain healthy eyes, you should eat well, avoid smoking and wear eye protection during bright sunlight, The importance of eye sight towards the overall wellbeing, independence and quality of life of an individual is too important to be ignored. This is why eye care charities, health professionals and organisations across the UK are encouraged to join together during this week to promote the importance of eye health and the need for regular eye tests.

National Eye Health Week aims to raise the profile of optics as it encourages the public to be 'eye aware' with a series of initiatives inspiring greater up-take of routine sight tests and highlighting the role healthy lifestyles play in preventing avoidable sight loss.

Despite the challenges of 2022, last year's campaign raised optics up the public health agenda with Google searches around 'eye health' peaking during the Week- up more than 20 per cent on the next highest point in the year. National Eye Health Week 2020 has also been a catalyst for behavioral change. According to an independent consumer survey, three-quarters (7.4%) of those who saw, heard or read eye health advice that week said it inspired them to take action to protect their vision and eye health.

David Cartwright, Chairman of

Eye Health UK, said:

"National Eye Health Week is an important week. It is an optical event and has great potential to bring the industry together to host a premier healthcare event.

“We encourage everyone who cares about vision and eye health to get involved. This week is a great platform to promote public health that we can all benefit from.”

Anyone interested in participating can register on the website. Supporters are kept up-to-date with regular notifications in their inbox and free supporter resources.

A list of events taking place near you. as well as further information on the National Eye Health Week campaign, can be found at visionmatters.org.uk