Sight Loss: The Essential Guide

by Antonia Chitty, Victoria Dawson

Sight loss affects 1.8 million people in the UK. If you are losing your sight you can feel very alone and worried about the future. This guide will help you learn more about what is happening to you and where you can find sources of help and support.

If you care for someone with sight loss or want to know more about the subject for your own studies, this book will explain in clear and straightforward terms how sight loss happens and how you can help; it also gives an insight into different eye diseases.

There are also lots of practical tips on how to adapt the home and regular routines in order to manage sight loss and retain independence. You will find plenty of help and resources on mobility, including going shopping and taking holidays, without sight loss holding you back. Plus information on benefits, financial support and what to do if you have another disability as well.

If you want to find out why sight loss occurs, what you can do to look after your eyes and how to cope if sight loss affects your life or the life of someone you know and love, this easy-to-read guide is here to help.

124 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2012