According to research commissioned by Specsavers, more than five per cent of Queenslanders over 40 have never had an eye test and more than a quarter are experiencing unchecked distance vision problems.
A third of Queenslanders over 40 have experienced close-up vision problems they haven’t reported which is higher than the the national average.
Specsavers Runaway Bay optometrist director Simon Kelly said there was no excuse and couldn’t understand why people wouldn’t get their eyes checked