Special School Eye Care Service

What is the service?

NHS England has developed an in school eyecare service for all children in special schools across England.

The service will enable every child to get the most from their vision, including sight test, and the dispensing and fitting of glasses – all completed on the school premises.

Why the need?

This is important because:

• Children with a learning disability are 28 times more likely to have a problem with their eyes and/or vision.

• Half of all children who attend a special school have a problem with their eyes or vision

• At least one third of children who attend a special school need glasses.  

Children with special needs often have difficulty ‘seeing the world’ in the same way as other children – this service will help to identify these issues, and support teachers, parents and children to use their vision in the best way to help them with communication skills, mobility and independence.

Click here to learn more: NHS England's Special School Eye Care Service | SeeAbility