Survey reveals lack of eye health awareness

Only 41 per cent of people in the UK visit an optometrist once every two years, while 81 per cent visit their dentist over the same time period, according to research conducted for Transitions Optical by market research company IPSOS.

The fourth annual Healthy Sight Research study surveyed 1,000 people in the UK aged 18 or over and revealed a distinct lack of awareness among the UK public about habits which can be harmful to vision. Forty-three per cent of those surveyed were not aware that bad nutrition could be harmful to their eyes, while 55 per cent were unaware that smoking could harm their eyesight.