Newly diagnosed?

Being diagnosed with a sight loss can be a daunting experience. This article outlines some of the services available to help you get through this difficult period.

ECLOs are social workers that are based within eye departments that offer emotional and practical support to individuals with visual impairment or impeding sight loss, along with their families and carers.

Genetic counselling aims to provide the support and information that a patient in a genetic clinic needs, and to promote informed and autonomous decision-making on undergoing genetic testing and family planning options.

This page briefly discusses about the options available for individuals affected by a genetic condition or have a strong family history and wish to have children.

Children with sight impairment should have equal access to education. Here, we discuss about the support available to help maximise your child's potential.

This article talks about employment support available for people with sight impairment including the Access to Work scheme.

The family support service provides early and ongoing support to families with children diagnosed with a sight impairing condition. Its range of services help reduce the pressure such a situation generates on a family.

Driving may not be possible due to progressive sight loss but there are other ways to get around. We discuss some of the options here and highlight travel concessions that are available to people with sight impairment in the UK.

This articles discusses the process of registration and its advantages.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is characterised by visual hallucinations in people affected by sight loss from any cause, including inherited eye disorders.