Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to primary eye care to ensure effective diagnosis of sight-threatening conditions during the covid-19 outbreak.

Optical practices are open for face-to-face consultations with the requirement that Public Health England’s Infection Prevention and Control measures are adhered to.

Prevention, early detection and access to timely treatment are all key to improving eye health and anyone with concerns about their vision should not hesitate to seek care. Free National Health Service sight tests, a vital eye health check, continue to be available to all children, those aged 60 and over, individuals on low incomes and those at increased risk of certain eye diseases.