Eyesight tests could predict which people with Parkinson’s will develop dementia 18 months on

Eyesight tests could be used to identify which people with Parkinson’s disease are likely to suffer from cognitive impairment and possible dementia 18 months later. UK researchers have found that people with Parkinson’s who perform less well in eye tests show worse cognitive performance a year and a half later.   The study is one of … Read more

Why lockdown could be wrecking Britain’s eyesight

From loneliness due to reduced social contact to injuries from exercising at home, lockdown has undoubtedly affected our health. And now there’s evidence of another problem it’s causing: weakened eyesight. Hours staring at a computer screen, little time spent outdoors — and even wearing a mask — are taking their toll on our eyes, experts … Read more

Russian hunter shot in the face after his friend ‘with bad eyesight’ mistook him for a duck

Hunter is shot in the face by his friend after his pal ‘with bad eyesight’ mistook him for a duck Valery Sosedov, 25, from Kovrov in Russia, was hit with birdshot by his friend, 23 He had been making a duck call to attract birds but his friend fired at him X-rays show the extent … Read more

Girl, 11, with childhood dementia left without eyesight, speech, memory or the ability to move

An 11-year-old girl has forgotten nearly everything she has learned after being diagnosed with childhood dementia. Molly Ingham, from Stalybridge, Cheshire, was a ‘perfectly healthy’ child until she turned six when she began having seizures, started to lose her eyesight, memory and mobility. She was eventually diagnosed with Batten disease – a rare form of … Read more

‘I can’t see my notes anymore’: Match of the Day host Gary Lineker says his eyesight is worsening

Gary Lineker, 59, says his eyesight is now so bad he struggles to read his notes on Match of the Day – forcing him to wear his glasses more and writing with bigger letters Gary Lineker has been presenting Match of the Day since the late 1990s  But the ex-England striker claims his eyesight is … Read more

Dominic Cummings ‘broke Highway Code’ by testing eyesight with drive to Barnard Castle

Dominic Cummings‘ trip to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight may have broken the Highway Code, a former police chief has warned. Ex-Greater Manchester Police chief constable Sir Peter Fahy said the PM’s adviser would have been turned back if officers had pulled him over. Mr Cummings has come under fire for his 60-mile round … Read more

Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says HE has driven to test his eyesight after Cummings vision claim

Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says HE has driven to test his eyesight after PM’s aide Dominic Cummings claims he drove on a 60-mile round trip to Durham beauty spot with wife and child in the car ‘to check his vision’ Cummings made 60 mile round trip beauty spot with wife Mary and their son  He … Read more