Dr Mark Ellis, Ophthalmologist at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Kew, says “Unfortunately, eye health is not something people tend to think about until something goes wrong – and by then, it’s often too late. Eye disease can affect anyone – no matter what your age, background or gender – and generally, once vision is lost, it cannot be regained again.

The most common eye diseases affecting vision loss are glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and cataracts – all of which have significantly better outcomes if they are detected and acted upon early.