RESIDENTS in Brighton were treated to an interactive sight loss experience in Ship Street.

The Eye Pod is a joint initiative between the Royal National Institute for the Blind and Specsavers.

The team from Specsavers Brighton in North Street was involved on the day alongside volunteers from the RNIB.

The pod allows people to look through a special periscope to see what the street outside would look like if they had four relatively common eye conditions; cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.

The pod was visited by 80 people of all ages.

Mike Horler, store director in Brighton, said: “We were delighted to be able to bring the Eye Pod to Brighton to show visitors of all ages the difference that sight loss could make to how they view the world around them.

“Regular eye tests are really important in keeping your vision healthy and in detecting a number of eye and general medical conditions at an early stage.

“We have an optical coherence tomography machine which can offer a more detailed scan of the eye than ever before.”

Meanwhile, retail director Adam Fuller from Specsavers Hove and Specsavers Portslade took on a big charity challenge.

Adam, who is a keen cyclist, took part in the London to Brighton cycle ride for the British Heart Foundation.

Adam said: ‘I really enjoyed taking part in the London to Brighton bike ride.”