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Regus and RNIB share vision to promote eye health among Sunderland’s office workers

Global workspace provider Regus will be supporting the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) ‘Love Your Eyes’ campaign throughout the month of June. RNIB will collect donations at the Regus centre at on Doxford International Business Park and host a free drop-in eye care advice session on Tuesday 24th June from 12-2pm.

The free drop-in session is open to all and will be led by RNIB staff who will encourage more people to look after their eye health and promote keeping their eyes healthy and comfortable when, for example, using a computer, mobile phone, driving, and those other aspects of modern life that can put your eyes under unnecessary strain.

All donations will go towards helping RNIB offer information, support and advice to anyone with an eye condition.

John Spencer, UK CEO at Regus comments: “We are proud to support RNIB’s vital work and encourage our customers and other local business people to look after their eyesight. We know that we can count on the local community to dig deep for this worthy cause and we hope that people will take advantage of the eye care advice sessions.”

Helen May, Eye Health Advisor at RNIB said; “Eye health is an area which is often overlooked and it is important that everyone has their eyes examined regularly by an optometrist. There are almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK and around 50% of these cases are preventable. Currently RNIB is only able to reach one in three people who need their help so support from organisations like Regus will allow RNIB reach more people who need their help.”

The initiative in Sunderland is part of the nationwide ‘Love Your Eyes’ campaign with similar events being held at Regus centres across the country.

Regus is the world’s largest provider of flexible workspaces and has 300 business centres in the UK, offering a range of services including business lounges, meeting rooms and touch-down desks.

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