There are a number of positive aspects of this Bill for the public. Perhaps everyone in this House has personal experience of eye disease in his or her family. A national free glaucoma-screening campaign is already up and running and Fight for Sight is manned by nurses and optometrists who travel around Ireland to raise public awareness of the seriousness of this eye disorder. As many as 12% of those screened for glaucoma have been referred to medical specialists and some 5% have had their sight saved thanks to the treatment they received.