Publish date: 17 September 2023
Eye Health UK, the charity behind National Eye Health Week (NEHW) 2023 has announced the daily themes for this year’s campaign. This is information is to support good eye health and also to consider the needs of people with sight loss and other eye related issues.
The week will focus on:
- NHS Eye Care and Support – highlighting eligibility for NHS sight tests and optical vouchers plus a look at the range of services provided by high street opticians, including CUES and MECs; as well as the importance of routine eye tests.
- Myopia and Me – A tween to teen campaign highlighting increasing levels of myopia, why early diagnosis is important and advances in myopia management and control.
- Digital Eye Care – Top tips to prevent screen fatigue whilst at work, rest and play.
- Eye on Mental Health – Exploring the links between eye health and your mental well-being.
- Live Well, See Well – how lifestyle factors can influence eye health. This will be supported by the publication of Vista, a 52 page consumer magazine packed with essential lifestyle advice to help you take the best care of your vision and eye health.
- Vision Matters Photographic Competition and Exhibition – building on growing evidence of the effectiveness of the arts in influencing the adoption of health enhancing behaviours.
- Smoking and Sight Loss.
Galloways is an organisation that supports people with sight loss covering Sefton and West Lancashire, are offering an online training session for staff covering these themes on 20 September 2023 from 12.30pm. The training will be for approximately an hour with a further half hour for questions and answers.
Please join via the Zoom link below:
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