Seeing Beyond the Eyes initiative reports successes

Visualise Training and Consultancy has developed an initiative to benefit patients with low vision that has been successful since its launch.

Funded by the Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT), the Seeing Beyond the Eyes initiative that was launched in May 2018 has highlighted in its first impact report that awareness has been raised for how and where optical professionals can refer patients for support, as well as patient feedback on how services can be more inclusive and accessible.

There has also been a huge increase in the number of optical professionals who will refer low vision patients to support services – from 9% to 96%.