Partnership announced to support deafblind people

National charity Deafblind UK has announced a partnership with low vision device producer Oxsight to improve the lives of people living with sight and hearing loss.

Oxsight’s glasses for the visually impaired expand the field of vision for people with peripheral sight loss caused by conditions like glaucoma, diabetes and retinitis pigmentosa.

Deafblind, which provides practical and emotional support to deafblind people in the UK, said the new partnership can improve the lives of the people it works with. Its CEO, Steve Conway, said: ‘Losing your sight can be devastating but even more so when your hearing is also impaired, and you are unable to rely on audio communications. That’s why Oxsight’s products are even more important to people who are deafblind.’