Welcome to the patients and families page of the Visual Impairment Network for Children & Young People (VINCYP) website. This page gives you information that you may find useful for you and your child. Information from RNIB to assist you in finding out more about your child’s eye condition can be found here.
You will also find useful links to charities and support groups for visual impairment.
These pages are designed to help you in caring for your child. If you have any ideas of what information you would like to see on these pages, please use the Contact Us page to let us know your thoughts.
If you are unsure about your child’s condition, please contact your health professional.
FAQ’s – for information relating to registering your child as visually impaired, and accessing benefits and support Click Here.
Here you can find four videos created by the Network to help patients, parents and teachers prepare for a visit to the eye clinic. Click Here.
ClearVision is a postal lending library of children’s books designed to be shared by visually impaired and sighted children and adults. They lend books all across the UK and Ireland – access the website here.
The Network has compiled details of local, regional and national organisations who host events and groups for parents/carers and children/young people with visual impairments. Click Here.
For details of why we collect your information, and how it is used, Click Here.
This list has been developed by the network to help to explain the meaning of words used in vision reports.