Although age increases your risk of serious eye disease and other eye problems, losing your eyesight does not need not go hand in hand with growing older. There are simple practical steps you can take to protect against or delay impairment to your eyesight. It is estimated that nearly 50% of all blindness can be avoided or treated.

As you grow older, regular eye tests form the bedrock of good eye health. People who have a family history of eye disease or other risk factors should have eye tests more often. Don't wait until your eyesight deteriorates before you have an eye test. One eye can often compensate for the other while an eye condition progresses. Eye tests can often detect eye condition in the early stages.