In Focus: Professional bodies join eye health campaign

A coalition of eye care groups committed to raising awareness of sight loss has been backed by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth).

The Eyes Have It partnership raises awareness of the importance of eye health and calls on the government and NHS to improve the lives of people living with deteriorating eye conditions.

Representatives told Optician: ‘The addition of RCOphth and AOP to the coalition will bring together ophthalmology HCPs [health care professionals] and patients to campaign for change. This is an unusual dynamic, which will strengthen the group and, especially in the case of AOP, bring primary and secondary care together.’