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Look out for signs of sight loss in your loved ones this summer

We often see a spike in applications for our charity following holiday periods, which we attribute to referrals from relatives who have visited a grandparent or elderly rel…

Date: 22 July 2017 08:30

Date: 27 April 2017 16:00

Blind veteran Tom and wife Amy celebrate 70 years together

Date: 24 March 2017 17:00

A Mother’s love: mum to blind veteran thanks our charity for vital support

Date: 10 February 2017 10:00

Veteran couple celebrate Valentine’s Day after meeting at our lunch club

90 year old blind veteran celebrates new relationship this Valentine’s Day

Harry was discharged from the RAF in 1948 as an Aircraftman. It was years later when Harry’s sight started to deteriorate due to age-related macular degeneration, leaving him with very little sight in one eye. Then suddenly a blocked blood vessel in…

Date: 09 February 2017 11:00

Date: 01 February 2017 09:00

Read about the Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia study

Date: 31 January 2017 12:00

There’s ‘snow’ looking back for Cornwall blind veteran ski club President Gerry

Date: 13 January 2017 09:30

We prepare for huge surge in applications for support following Christmas

New research reveals older blind UK veterans feel increasingly isolated following sight loss

Blind Veterans UK’s Isolation Survey 2016, released today, was commissioned to identify any feelings of isolation among the UK’s blind veteran population. 61 per cent said that before receiving support from Blind Veterans UK they had become increasi…