

Host open days and invite local eye care professionals to become volunteers.Some of the following suggestions apply to everyone in your team and beyond, from service users to receptionists and sight loss professionals to CEOs, so please share far and wide as we all have the power to connect and improve services

So, now is the time to start working together if patients’ lives are to be improved. There are currently 2 million people with sight loss in the UK which is expected to double by 2050 and every day 250 people start to lose their sight. The sight loss and eye care support sectors urgently need to connect and work together so that patients with visual impairments (VI) receive timely and efficient support at the point of suspected diagnosis and ongoing help to move forward with their lives. Seeing Beyond the Eyes – Working together to make things better for patients living with sight loss guideĪ video supported by Thea Pharmaceuticals
