Have you seen the Interactive Eye Pod at Tesco and Manchester Fort in Cheetham Hill?
To support National Eye Health Week, Action for Blind People have been showing communities in North Manchester what it is like to experience the four most common causes of sight loss. The Interactive Eye Pod allows visitors to view the outside world on screens that simulate conditions such as cataracts and macular degeneration. Around half of sight loss conditions are avoidable. Action for Blind People are working to increase awareness of this issue and promote sight care and screening, particularly amongst Black African-Caribbean and South Asian residents in North Manchester. Five staff members and volunteers from Action for Blind People welcomed over 200 visitors to the Interactive Eye Pod in Cheetham Hill on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st September.
A visitor to the Eye Pod said ‘ I visited the Eye Pod today and as a result booked an eye test for next week. Thank you Action for coming today’.
