In focus: Foundations laid for future of eye health

At the third Westminster Eye Health Day on December 11, a coalition of national eye care charities and professional bodies launched its future of eye health report. The Laying the Foundations for the Future of Eye Health in England report set out a series of recommendations for the government as the building blocks for a national strategy in England.

The Eyes Have It (TEHI) partnership comprises six organisations including the Association of Optometrists (AOP), Fight for Sight, Macular Society, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Roche. Westminster Eye Health Day, organised by TEHI, aimed to engage MPs on eye health issues and drive policy change to improve outcomes for patients with deteriorating eye conditions.