National Eye Health Week 2022 wrapped up

The National Eye Health Week (NEHW) campaign (September 19-25), led by the Eye Health UK charity and its partners, created widespread engagement on social media last week, with different themes from vision and driving, to the impacts of exercise, a healthy diet and menopause, enabling eye care professionals to lend advice to the public and move the conversation along.

While the first day of activities was cancelled to respect the Queen’s funeral, the week continued as planned. The General Optical Council (GOC) commented: ‘National Eye Health Week is an important initiative to promote good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. It’s also essential for public protection that eye tests and advice on eye health are delivered by qualified professionals, which is why it’s vital for us to encourage the public to check that their optical professional is registered with us.’