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Sight loss and wellbeing RNIB

WEBSight Loss Advice Service. Our Sight Loss Advice Service offers a free Mental Wellbeing Check-in over the phone with British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy …

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) RNIB

WEBIt is the more common type of AMD. Dry AMD develops very slowly and causes a gradual change in your central vision. It usually takes a long time – sometimes years, to get to its …

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Why is braille important

WEBBraille is a unique tactile writing system of raised dots that blind and partially sighted people can read by touch. The ability to understand braille means that people with sight loss …

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Support for Special Education Needs and inclusion RNIB

WEBCall our Helpline on 0303 123 9999. [email protected] "Alexa, call RNIB Helpline". RNIB Connect Radio. Get essential information about Special Education Needs …

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Monocular vision (sight in one eye) RNIB

WEBMonocular vision can also affect your field of vision on the affected side reducing the area you can see to that side when looking straight ahead. You may not notice people or …

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Stargardt disease

WEBStargardt disease is sometimes called a juvenile macular dystrophy as it can first appear in childhood. However, Startgardt disease can also begin later in young adults and late …

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Antioxidant vitamins for age-related macular degeneration

WEBThe AREDS formula which gave these results, taken as a single tablet every day was: 500 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C. 400 international units of vitamin E. 15 mg beta-carotene. …

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Giant cell arteritis

WEBGCA is sometimes referred to as temporal arteritis, as one of the more commonly affected arteries is the temporal artery at the side of your forehead (temple). …

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Access to primary and secondary eye care RNIB RNIB

WEBTitle: The barriers and enablers that affect access to primary and secondary eye care across the UK.. Authors: Carol Hayden, Dave Trudinger, Vivien Niblett, Donna …

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Inherited Retinal Dystrophies

WEBRetinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common group of IRD, but there are others that have different names, and which may lead to different patterns of sight loss. The way in which …

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Retinal detachment RNIB

WEBRetinal detachments are very rare in children and are most likely to occur in people between 40 to 70 years old. Natural ageing changes in the vitreous gel from PVD, known as PVD, …

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The eye care support pathway

WEBThe eye care support pathway. The #EyeCareSupportPathway is a framework, developed by RNIB and partners across the sector, for the NHS, social care organisations, the third …

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Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD), also known as colour blindness

WEBColour vision deficiency (CVD) or colour blindness is when the eyes are unable to detect certain colours. People with colour vision deficiency find it difficult to tell …

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Corneal dystrophies RNIB

WEBA common symptom of corneal dystrophies that affect the epithelium is a painful “foreign body” sensation, which can feel like there is something in your eye. This …

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Central serous retinopathy (CSR) RNIB

WEBCentral serous retinopathy (CSR) Central serous retinopathy (CSR) or central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) affects the central area of your retina known as the macula. …

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Corneal transplant RNIB

WEBThere are three types of corneal transplant. EK – Endothelial Keratoplasty which removes and replaces the innermost layers of the cornea. DALK – Deep Anterior …

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