Obesity risk is thrust of National Eye Week

The Eyecare Trust is predicting a strong take up of its message that the public are risking their vision as a result of obesity, with 50 radio sessions already booked for National Eye Week (November 9-15).

Radio interviews will feature celebrity ambassador David Dickinson alongside Rosie Gavzey from the Eyecare Trust and Raman Sankaran from Simplyhealth, this year's National Eye Week sponsor.

The charity is highlighting the UK's obesity crisis and the fact that millions of overweight Britons are blind to the fact that their unhealthy lifestyles mean they are twice as likely to lose their sight as someone with a normal Body Mass Index (BMI).