Sight loss could escalate if free eye tests are scrapped, warns RNIB and Optometry Scotland

THOUSANDS of people will be at much greater risk of losing their sight if free eye-tests, introduced in Scotland four years ago, are axed in public spending cutbacks. Speculation is mounting that they might be among early targets for savings.

RNIB Scotland, the country's leading sight loss charity, and Optometry Scotland, the professional body representing optometrists, say free eye tests have meant that potentially serious sight-threatening conditions such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy have now been identified in thousands more people much earlier, when treatment can still arrest or even reverse the symptoms.

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