Show your workforce that their sight, health and wellbeing matter.
Eye health affects every workforce, including employees who do not wear glasses and believe their vision is fine. By signing up, your organisation will receive the tools, guidance and recognition needed to make routine eye tests a visible and valued part of workplace wellbeing.
Why sign up
The Eye Health Employer Scheme is being developed by Ocular Melanoma UK to recognise organisations that actively promote eye health and encourage regular eye testing (once every two years) across their workforce.
Protect your people
Routine eye tests can help identify changes in eye health before symptoms are noticed. The welcome pack rightly explains that clear vision does not always mean healthy eyes.
Strengthen your wellbeing offer
Eye health is relevant to all employees, but it is often missing from workplace wellbeing programmes. Signing up gives you a practical way to address that gap.
Support staff with confidence
If an employee receives a diagnosis or needs follow up, managers and HR teams need to respond well. Your materials already recognise the importance of flexibility, signposting, confidentiality and ongoing support.
How it works
- Sign up
Your organisation joins the Eye Health Employer scheme.
- Receive your employer toolkit
We send you ready made materials to help you launch the scheme internally.
- Share the campaign with employees
Use our template emails, posters and digital resources to encourage employees to book routine eye tests. Save money with reduced sick leave costs.
- Support employees well
Use our guidance to help managers and HR teams respond confidently if employees raise concerns or receive a diagnosis. - Show your commitment
Display your Eye Health Employer recognition and share your support for employee eye health.
What your organisation receives
As an Eye Health Employer, you will receive:
- A ready to use employer welcome pack
- Template emails for employee communications
- Posters and digital graphics to promote eye tests
- Employee FAQ and myth busting materials
- Manager guidance on supporting employees with eye health concerns
- Trusted signposting resources
- A simple implementation checklist
- Recognition as an Eye Health Employer
- Optional social media wording to share your commitment
- Support from Ocular Melanoma UK as you launch the scheme
“Many people diagnosed with ocular melanoma had no symptoms affecting their sight. We want more employers to help staff understand that clear vision does not always mean healthy eyes. A routine eye test can be a small appointment with a significant impact. For some employees, it may simply mean updated glasses and fewer headaches. For others, it may lead to earlier advice, monitoring or referral for a condition they had not noticed.”
Jo Gumbs, CEO: Ocular Melanoma UK
Help shape the future of workplace eye health
We are inviting employers, partners, advisors and supporters to register interest in the Employer Eye Health Scheme pilot.
£500 reduced to £250 for first 100 sign-ups per year, charitable contribution.
Your contribution helps provide your organisation with ready made resources, guidance and recognition, while supporting Ocular Melanoma UK’s wider work to raise awareness of eye health and support people affected by ocular melanoma.
Register to become an Eye Health Employer Today
If you have any questions, please contact the EHE team