Matthew has repeated his calls for the Government to set a national strategy for improving eye health. 

In an event in Parliament, Matthew pledged to continue to his call which follows from a debate held in Parliament earlier this year. 

At the event, Matthew also took part in a virtual reality 'challenge' in which he wore a VR headset that was set to the vision of someone suffering from Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 

The event aimed to highlight the call for action from Parliamentarians and policy makers to prevent avoidable sight loss. 

In January, Matthew contributed to a debate entitled 'Eye Health and Macular Disease'. Speaking in the debate, Matthew said: "I have two asks of the Minister. The first is to establish, promote and publish a national eye health strategy for England.

“The second is to identify and allocate resources to ophthalmology so that we can say to our constituents that, when they need the NHS at a moment that could effectively end their productive life through the loss of their sight, we will be there for them."