New Eyecare Trust Awareness Campaign
Beginning in September, the Eyecare Trust (a national charity focussing on vision care) will launch a campaign to increase Britons’ awareness of the importance of roadworthy vision, and of the new vision regulations for the driving test which will kick in in 2013. Drivers are currently required to pass a practical vision test that requires [...]
School Eye Tests May Not Be Enough
School Eye Tests Parents often think that school eye tests are enough to keep their children’s eyes healthy. This is a misconception. What’s wrong with school eye tests? The first concern is that many schools no longer give eye tests. Eye tests are available for free up to age 16 under the National Health Service, [...]
Getting the Most Out of Your Online Eye Test
An online eye test doesn’t take the place of a full eye exam in your doctor’s office, but many of us – some studies say half of us – skip our routine eye exams. The convenience of an online eye test makes it preferable for busy people.
Your Online Eye Test
Eye exams are essential for health, but many of us skip them. Online eye tests can help take up the slack.
Quick and Easy Eye Dominance Test
Checking for eye dominance is easy, and can be helpful when planning LASIK surgery, sports outings, or a bit of photography.
Eye Test Costs
Are you putting off your eye test because of the cost? The cost of an eye test needn’t be a barrier to care. You might be entitled to a free NHS eye exam. If you’re under 16 or under 19 and in school If you’re over 60 or over 40 if one of your parents [...]
Do Free Eye Tests Cost or Save Money?
Certainly, free eye tests save money for individuals who don’t need to pay for their eye tests. Do they cost the nation, though, or do they save money on that larger scale as well? According to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, free eye tests represent a significant savings to society as a whole. The [...]
Are Eye Tests Needed for Safer Roads?
Britain’s roads may be becoming more dangerous as standards are lowered to match EU standards, according to blogger Amarinatob. While the road safety organisation Brake calls for full eye tests as a routine part of licensing, the simple eye test now given will actually be watered down. Specifically, the distance from which you must be [...]
Astigmatism Tests
What exactly is astigmatism? To understand astigmatism, you need to know a bit about the eye itself. The eye is a round structure with a front surface, the cornea, that refracts light and points it back to the retina, a surface at the back of the eye. Your brain interprets the information it gets from [...]
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