With so much talk at the moment about plastic pollution, here’s one small way in which the vision impaired community can help. We can stop flushing our used contact lenses … Continue reading Do you flush your contact lenses down the loo?
Category: Information and Support
An inspirational student
Ella is a third year student at Nottingham Trent University. She just happens to have nystagmus. She is full of advice and inspiration for other young people with nystagmus. Hear … Continue reading An inspirational student
Seeing Beyond The Eyes
The Nystagmus Network is pleased to share this guest post from our friends at Visualise Training and Consultancy. The new guide ‘Seeing Beyond The Eyes’ includes details of the charity’s … Continue reading Seeing Beyond The Eyes
Visual impairment and mental health
Children aged between 8 and 11 years old who live with a visual impairment are three times more likely to develop a mental health problem than children with no visual … Continue reading Visual impairment and mental health
Resources for teachers and parents
The school summer holidays may have only just begun, but for teachers this is the time they think about preparing all those courses and lessons for the new school year. … Continue reading Resources for teachers and parents
A helping hand with taxes
Did you know that RNIB has a tax team that supports blind and partially sighted people with tax, tax credits and HMRC issues across the UK? The team, based in … Continue reading A helping hand with taxes
Seeing beyond … a survey
The Nystagmus Network has teamed up with training organisation Visualise to ensure that everyone involved in testing people’s eyesight is nystagmus aware. You can help make sure that all optometry … Continue reading Seeing beyond … a survey
Celebrating National Sunglasses Day!
As photophobia is a frequent accompaniment to nystagmus and ocular albinism, we’re happy to join in a day of celebrating sunglasses and raising awareness of the importance of protecting your … Continue reading Celebrating National Sunglasses Day!
The anatomy of the eye
Need a handy guide to how the eye works and what all the parts are called? This great guide from our friends at Fight for Sight will help you understand … Continue reading The anatomy of the eye
Nystagmus Network article published
To achieve our objective of raising greater awareness of nystagmus, the charity publishes articles from time to time on different aspects of the condition. The article we submitted for publication … Continue reading Nystagmus Network article published