Improving eye health through community optical practice: a briefing for councils

This briefing describes the essential role community optics can play in helping to improve eye health specifically, as well as general health and wellbeing.

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As public health authorities, councils across England have responsibility for many public health issues, such as health protection, health promotion and disease prevention. This includes eye health services.

This LGA, Optical Confederation and Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) briefing for councillors, senior council officers and commissioners of services, describes the essential role community optics can play in helping to improve eye health specifically, as well as general health and wellbeing.