The SeeAbility 'Eye 2 Eye' project aims to help you to access appropriate eye care if you are living with a visual impairment and additional disabilities.
SeeAbility employs community development officers to provide support to support anyone with a learning disability to get eye and hearing care.
We know that one in three people are likely to have a visual or hearing impairment and this often gets missed as some people can't say they have problems.
You can get more information at www.seeability.org or by telephoning 0114 271 6551
Look Up
Look Up is a new website and telephone service to answer all your questions about eye care vision for people with a learning disability. You can visit the Look Up website at http://www.lookupinfo.org/ by following this link.
Glaucoma
Look Up have produced an fact sheet about Glaucoma as part of World Glaucoma day. Glaucoma is the second largest cause of unnecessary sight loss in the UK. Glaucoma may not have any symptoms in its early stages.
People can lose up to 40 per cent of their sight before they realise they have a problem. This means that regular eye tests are crucial to detect early signs of the disease. To find out more, download the fact sheet at the bottom of the page.
