There are other agencies that can offer support after the patient is discharged from hospital. These include:
- Local and national visual impairment organisations
- Local and national stroke support organisations
- Local authority/social work sensory impairment services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
Contacts:
Local societies for the blind in Scotland who work specifically with people affected by sight loss after stroke:
- RNIB
- Visibility Scotland
- Seescape
- Sight Scotland
- North East Sensory Services, North East Scotland
- Guide Dogs Scotland
- Local Authorities in Scotland
The ophthalmologist or the orthoptist will discuss a patient’s eye condition and any treatment that is relevant, and may ask the patient to return for further treatment or examination. If they consider the eye condition to be causing a significant visual impairment that is not likely to be helped by treatment or by a new spectacle prescription they may suggest registration as blind or partially sighted. This option should be agreed between the patient and ophthalmologist.
Facts about becoming registered as blind or partially sighted [PDF]
Page last reviewed: 29 Jul 2021
