In Focus: Shorter days bring drivers’ vision into focus

Eye health and driving were once again at the centre of the conversation as the optical industry undertook activity for Road Safety Week (November 17-23).  

The main campaign by organisers Brake focused on the 1,700 people who die on UK roads every year and the 30,000 who receive life-changing injuries.  

The charity shared the stories of road crash victims and made a call for the very highest standard of care for every person affected.  

Online contact lens retailer Vision Direct analysed Department for Transport data and highlighted that over the last 10 years in the UK, ‘uncorrected or defective eyesight’ was listed as a road safety factor in 62 road fatalities and 2,648 casualties.