Letter: Keeping getting eyes checked

Having returned from holiday and catching up on my reading, Moneo’s article (16.10.17) on ‘How much do we see and how much do we tell?’ struck a chord with me for two reasons.

Last year I was told I had to take early retirement from optometry because eye problems meant I felt I could no longer safely interpret what I was seeing through a direct ophthalmoscope. It seems optometry is still defined by an optometrist’s ability to interpret the view of the fundus using 100-year-old technology and can not be reliant on modern imaging systems.

Since retiring I have been doing some voluntary work for a local blind charity. I have reinforced the importance to them that all VIPs should continue to have regular eye tests as it is an important health check. Imagine my anger and shock when a colleague who has restricted vision told me of her recent poor experience.