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Nystagmus Network Nystagmus Awareness Training for High Street Eye Care Professionals

Beneficiaries

  • People with Disabilities

    Nystagmus is a complex, incurable eye condition characterised by involuntary eye movements. It affects ability to focus, recognise faces and judge speed and depth. We estimate there are more than 64,000 patients in the UK.

  • Reach of your work

    Reaching the 1 in 1,000 adults living with nystagmus

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

We are delighted to launch our new eyecare professionals CET webinars and welcome some of the most ground-breaking researchers and clinicians as our speakers. We are a small charity seeking to engage with High Street opticians for the benefit of the wider nystagmus community. Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians will learn more about nystagmus, how to accommodate patients in their clinics, how to test their functional vision as well as their visual acuity and to dispense appropriately.

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BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

500

Estimated number of patients seen by newly trained staff.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£6,705.00

TIMELINE

Oct 2021 Onwards

Activity goals

500 Dispensing Opticians and Optometrists per year will attend training and achieve qualification.

500 patients per year will enjoy tailored service at the High Street optician's.

500 patients per year will be referred to the charity for further information, advice and support.

Activity Actions

  • Engage specialist lecturers to design and deliver training.

  • Actively promote eye care professionals training in journals.

  • Deliver a series of 6 webinars as part of an induction programme.

  • Verify achievement of attendees and confer qualifications.

  • Compile a database of practices where nystagmus trained professionals can be found.

Activity details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Wales: Nationwide

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Delegate feedback at each stage of training. Patient input on training and feedback on clinicians.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Nystagmus Network

The charity self funded a well received pilot series of training webinars in 2020.
OTHER PARTNERS

n/a

No other funders at present