More about the Living with Sight Loss course

Joining a Living with Sight Loss Course is a great opportunity to boost your confidence, giving you the opportunity to meet and share your experiences with others in a similar situation. You will learn about practical solutions and support that can help you adjust to life with sight loss. You will also be able learn from each other's personal experiences and be able to exchange top tips. Living with Sight Loss Courses are for people experiencing sight loss, but also for their family and friends.

Each course is packed with information

Our courses are informal, relaxed and welcoming. We’ll be providing advice and information about a variety of topics, including those listed below. Click on each topic to find out more:

Benefits of being registered as sight impaired or Severely Sight Impaired

Sources of support, advice and information

Benefits of using technology

Life hacks - medication

Looking good, feeling good

Keep it clean - cleaning tips

You can also read this blog to learn about the impact attending a Living with Sight Loss Course can have.

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Esme's Friends CBS support group

Join the Esme's Friends Charles Bonnet Syndrome support group, a space for discussing experiences of CBS and offering peer support. This session Thursday 11 February
Esme's Friends CBS support group

Join the Esme's Friends Charles Bonnet Syndrome support group, a space for discussing experiences of CBS and offering peer support. This session Thursday 28 January
Barnet Borough Sight Impaired – bringing meetings and events to members during the pandemic

Barnet Borough Sight Impaired group (BBSI) is a visually impaired people’s organisation based in Barnet that runs meetings and events year-round for blind and partially sighted people living in and around the borough.
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London Vision has appointed 14 new members to the London Sight Loss Council. All the members are visually impaired themselves and represent a wide cross section of London’s boroughs.

Managing Sight Loss: Feeling good, staying healthy

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 15 March is focussing on feeling good about yourself and staying healthy
Managing Sight Loss: Advanced Technology

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this evening session on 9 March is focussing on advanced technology, and will be led by Graham Page and Davinder Kullar.
Managing Sight Loss: Introduction to assistive technology

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 4 March is an introduction to technology
Managing Sight Loss: Life hacks

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 2 March is focussing on life hacks for your daily routine
Managing Sight Loss: Life hacks

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 25 February is focussing on life hacks for the kitchen
Managing Sight Loss: Getting out and about safely

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 23 February is focussing on getting out and about safely
Managing Sight Loss: Making the most of your vision

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 18 February is about making the most of your vision
Managing Sight Loss: Registration and rights

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 16 February is focussing on registration and rights
Managing Sight Loss: All things reading

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 10 February is focussing on all things reading
Managing Sight Loss: Feeling good, staying healthy

Join us over the phone and via Zoom for the Managing Sight Loss course - this session on 3 February is focussing on feeling good about yourself and staying healthy

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