Support for people with sight loss in Milton Keynes

We can help with information, advice and guidance including specialist assessment of your sight loss needs, advice on specialist equipment and VI Support Groups in your area.

What we can do for you

• A specialist assessment of your sight loss needs
• Daily living skills training
• Provision of equipment where you meet the local authority criteria
• Mobility training

Our trained staff are able to demonstrate and give advice on a variety of daily living aids, lamps, magnifiers and other specialist equipment.

Eye Clinic Liaison Service

If you are a patient at Milton Keynes Hospital Eye Clinic, there is support available there on Wednesday and Friday mornings from our Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO). Her role is to support adults newly diagnosed with a sight loss by providing information about their eye condition and also guiding them through the registration process where appropriate.

Also based within Milton Keynes Eye Clinic is an ECLO Service for children, they can be contacted directly through Milton Keynes Hospital Eye Clinic. 

Try our specialist equipment

We have a range of equipment at the Resource Centre available for you to test and try to see if it may be able to help you.

Examples of specialist equipment:

• Writing aids and specialist kitchen equipment for people with sight loss
• Alerting/accessible clocks
• Specialist lighting and UV shields

Please contact us if you would like an appointment to visit the Resource Centre to try some of the equipment.

VI Support Groups

We are able to provide details and information about groups and activities in Milton Keynes for people with sight loss. Please contact our SARC team via telephone on 01908 401135, SMS to 07803 452617 or email mkss@bid.org.uk