Your eyes are affected by your lifestyle and health conditions elsewhere in your body. Our useful, easy to follow advice will help you to protect your vision and keep your eyes healthy throughout the year. We also reveal some of the facts behind the many old wives’ tales you may have heard.

How to protect your eyes around fireworks, sparklers and bonfires, and what to do if there’s an injury.

The clocks have gone back. Tips for clear vision on darker evenings and in glare from oncoming headlights.

Dry eyes from central heating, cold winds and winter sun. Simple ways to keep your eyes comfortable.

Children should have their first sight test at around three to four years old. How to find an optometrist near you.