We regularly volunteer for international missions to Cambodia through the Khmer Sight Foundation NGO and the Augenärzte für die Welt gGmbH NGO to perform cataract surgery and train local ophthalmologists...
Professor Sunil Shah was recently a guest on the Kath Stanczyszyn show on BBC West Midlands, to discuss the work of Khmer Sight in Cambodia.
Lockdown increased people’s screen time with a survey of 2,000 people suggesting that half used screens more since Covid struck, and a third (38%) believed their eyesight had worsened during this time. One in five adults also said they were less likely to get an eye test now than before the pandemic, in fear of catching the virus.
So what can be done to protect your vision in 'the new normal'? Professor Sunil Shah has a few suggestions…
