General sight-loss support
RNIB
UK-wide
Information, practical and emotional support, technology, rights and help finding services for blind and partially sighted people and those supporting them.
Charities and communities
Find organisations by the kind of support they offer, from inherited sight loss to getting out and about.
15 organisations
Finding local support
RNIB ECLO and local-support route
UK-wide
Ask how to contact an Eye Care Liaison Officer and find local help. The former Sightline Directory address now redirects to this ECLO information page.
Inherited retinal conditions
Retina UK
UK-wide
Condition information, a helpline with lived-experience volunteers, peer groups, wellbeing resources and clear information about genetics and inherited sight loss.
Macular conditions
Macular Society
UK-wide
Information and support for people affected by macular disease, including a helpline, local groups and practical support.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma UK
UK-wide
Glaucoma information and a helpline for questions about living with the condition, treatment concerns and supporting someone else.
Mobility and independence
Guide Dogs
UK-wide
Services for children and adults with sight loss, including help with and without dogs. Each programme has an assessment or eligibility process.
Veterans
Blind Veterans UK
UK-wide, with service and sight-loss criteria
Rehabilitation, practical advice and emotional support for eligible people with a service record and vision impairment. Sight loss does not have to be caused by military service.
Education, work and inclusion
Thomas Pocklington Trust
UK national charity, programme coverage varies
Education and employment information, lived-experience-led advocacy and Sight Loss Councils. Check the relevant programme's scope and access arrangements.
Learning disabilities and autism
SeeAbility
England services, with online resources available more widely
Eye-care information and accessible resources for people with learning disabilities or autism, with specialist support and campaigns to improve eye-care access.
Sight and hearing loss
Deafblind UK
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Information, practical and emotional support for people with combined sight and hearing loss and their families. Scotland has a separate Deafblind Scotland organisation.
Sight and hearing loss
Deafblind Scotland
Scotland
Advice and support for deafblind people in Scotland, including communication, rehabilitation, welfare information and connections with services.
General sight-loss support
Sight Scotland
Scotland
Information, individual and group support, education and other services for people in Scotland with sight loss.
General sight-loss support
Sight Cymru
Wales, some services depend on area
Emotional support, accessible information, equipment and technology help, eye-clinic support and rehabilitation. Check geographical coverage and referral requirements.
General sight-loss support
RNIB Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Information and support tailored to Northern Ireland, including employment, technology, emotional support and community activities.
Finding local support
Visionary
UK network
A membership organisation linking local sight-loss charities. The contact team can help you find local organisations. Each member charity covers its own area.
Independent list. No paid placements and no endorsements. Check eligibility and current opening hours with each organisation. These are places to get support, not emergency care.