Vision Express lights up Oxford Street store

Vision Express has lit up its Oxford Street store in support of the Stroke Association’s Make May Purple campaign.

More than 380 people have used the Vision Express Know Your Blood Pressure drop-in events over the past year, with almost one in four having been referred to a GP or hospital.

The events aim to highlight the dangers of high blood pressure as a contributing factor in around half of all strokes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Vision Express CEO Jonathan Lawson said: ‘We’re so proud to be working with our charity partner the Stroke Association on these Know Your Blood Pressure events. Many people are still unaware of the dangers of high blood pressure and that many stroke survivors can have lasting visual issues that our trained optometrists can help with.’