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The article presents information related to Viva Eyewear in Harrogate, England. As reported, Viva Eyewear, which was founded by entrepreneur American Harvey Ross in 1978, first came to Great Britain in 1995. The company engaged in a long-term partnership in 1991 with fashion label Guess. According to Samantha McDermid, national sales manager, they were one of the first optical companies to bring fashion into the eyewear industry.

The article offers information the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians report related to the decline in the people receiving vital eye care services in Great Britain. It mentions that 6 percent of sight tests resulted in choosing contact lenses by the patients. It states that 1.54 million of adult receives eye care services in England.

The article reports that Phil Hope, Health Minister of Great Britain, has said that possible barriers to the implementation in England of successfully run Scottish and Welsh eye care schemes will be investigated. He gave the assurance in his response to a question at a fringe meeting at the Great Britain Labour Party conference in Brighton, England. Hope also accepted that in terms of eye health, early intervention and early diagnosis were the next priority areas for the government.

The article reports that the National Health Services (NHS) of Leeds, England has developed a system, designed to reduce health inequalities in glaucoma treatment and care. According to the NHS commissioning body, the Leeds Glaucoma Equity Profile project, uses routinely collected information to plan and direct local eye care services to parts of the Yorkshire city, England where they are needed most.

The article offers information on a vision screening clinic arranged by the Eyecare Trust in Aylesbury, England. It mentions that the clinic was held to highlight the importance of having regular eye exams and to raise awareness of National Health Service (NHS) entitlements to tests and vouchers. It also mentions that Rosie Gavzey, a trustee of the Eyecare Trust, conducted the basic visual screening programme.

The article reports that a campaign promoting children's National Health Service (NHS) eye examinations could expand nationally in the 2008 autumn if it is successful in Doncaster, England. Entitled Doncaster Vision for Life, it runs from June 9 to September 1 and features posters on buses, cinema advertising and local press coverage. It aims to ensure that the number of children accessing eye care in the region becomes much higher than the national average.

Discusses the issues addressed by Professor Adrian Hill at the Yorkshire Optical Society Owen Aves Memorial Lecture in England in 2002. Need for the expansion of low vision services in Britain; Views on the increasing life expectancy of those with visual impairment.