General Optical Council

The UK eyecare sector is joining forces with charities, health care commissioners and professionals to launch the first ever National Eye Health Week.

The week, which has been established to communicate the importance of good eye health under the banner, ‘Vision Matters’, encourages people from every walk of life to take better care of their eyes and have regular sight tests. This is one of the three priority outcomes of the UK Vision Strategy launched in 2008 by Vision 2020UK.

During the week, all organisations across the sector are encouraged to organise awareness activities and promote eye health.

To take part visit www.visionmatters.org.uk and join our network www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/national-eye-health-week-2010 and see how you can promote eye health. Be a part of National Eye Health Week because Vision Matters!