These highly effective lenses eliminate glare whilst providing improved definition and speedier visual adaptation when moving from light to dark. Unlike bulky overspills they are available in comfortable protective eye wear, made to prescription if required and supplied nationwide by mail order. As established suppliers to Moor fields and other eye departments, a low cost range is now available to resource workers and health authorities. This involves the design and production of tactile diagrams, maps and pictures with supporting explanatory materials, training for blind and partially sighted people and those working with them, consultancy to businesses and organisations, and evaluation and research in the area of tactile diagrams and maps. The National Library for the Blind is a gateway to free library services for visually impaired people.
Membership is free and international and joining is easy.
Our Sight Village stand is located in the Main Hall. The Nystagmus Network is a self help group that provides information and support to people with nystagmus, their families and professionals. Nystagmus is an involuntary movement of the eye. Most people with nystagmus have vision which is much worse than average. Most people can register as partially sighted and a small number register as blind.