Research

Title
The impact of clinical psychology on children and young people with sight loss and visual impairment

Methods
Investigating Psychological Distress in Children with Visual Impairment
Measuring the effectiveness of the current provision of clinical psychology support for children with Visual Impairment

Sponsor
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

Funder
Fight Against Blindness

Period
Up to two years from September 2022

Summary
To extend previous research on the psychological impact of living with a visual impairment (VI) for children and young people

Update
Since the beginning of August 2023, we have been collecting information via questionnaires from children aged 8 – 18 years and their parent(s) while they attend their optometry review appointments at the Eye Hospital (OUH NHS Foundation Trust)