Vision Express marks Eye Health Week with free test offer

Multiple chain Vision Express marked National Eye Health Week by offering free eye tests at any of its stores in the UK and Ireland until the end of October.

Patients were told to download free eye test vouchers from the company’s website to qualify for the offer, while Vision Express also commissioned its ‘Vision Van’ for a second consecutive year to visit five city locations.

Vision Express CEO Jonathan Lawson (pictured beside the van) said: ‘A significant 85 per cent of people tested on the Vision Van in 2014 required a new prescription, and 1 in 10 were referred to a GP. In 2015, as well as offering a free eye test for all, we’re bringing our Vision Van back, touring pockets of the UK chosen based on prevalence of vision conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinopathy and cataracts.’