The UK National Eye Health and Hearing Study (UKNEHS) pilot project is taking place in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and individuals from randomly selected postcodes are being invited to local centres to participate.
Until 22 February, the study will be based in the city centre then Kings Hedges, Cambridge, before moving to the village of Eye, near Peterborough. The medical team carrying out the study can also offer minor services, such as earwax removal, free of charge for those in need.
Professor Rupert Bourne, principal investigator and Professor of Ophthalmology at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), said: “We are around halfway through the pilot study and have been able to help people in a range of diverse areas with some of their vision and hearing issues.
“If you are contacted to take part in the study, even if you feel you do now have any issues with your eyesight or hearing, please do come along. It is vital that the UK has robust and accurate data on vision and hearing health, to make sure our health services are properly equipped to deal with these issues going forward.”
More information on the study can be found in our previous news release here: https://www.aru.ac.uk/news/first-uk-survey-on-sensory-loss-begins-this-month - please note the study will now be running until the end of March 2025.
The UKNEHS has been developed by Anglia Ruskin University’s Vision and Eye Research Institute in cooperation with The College of Optometrists, the Thomas Pocklington Trust and a number of other partner organisations across the eye health and hearing sector.
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