Download Presentation: Eye Clinic Liason Officers and Vision Rehabilitation

Support for your patient:
Eye Clinic Liaison Officers
and Rehabilitation Officers
Stevie Johnson and Joshua Feehan
Evidence and Service Impact, RNIB
Sight Loss Journey – an
example
Case study
Role of the ECLO / Sight Loss Adviser
• Provide personalised practical and emotional
support in the eye clinic - ongoing as needs
change
• Bridge between health and social care
• Signpost or make referrals to other local and
national services and organisations
• Assist with the certification and registration
process
• Point of contact, enabling patients and carers to
understand the journey and processes more
clearly
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Back to our case study – what happens
next...
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Referred to / see’s the ECLO
Emotional support
Practical advice
Referrals to other services i.e Rehab
Certification and Registration?
Support for family members, friends, others
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Sight Loss Advisor personal story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuGClfnxGg&feature=youtu.be
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Sight loss in the Midlands?
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410,000 estimated to have some form of sight loss
Approx 60,000 with dual sensory loss
Approx 20,000 with significant sight loss and dementia
20% of stroke survivors with some form of sight loss
after stroke
• Over 1.25 million ophthalmic appointments across the
27 trusts in the Midlands last year
• Less than 50% of trusts have an ECLO in place
• All local authorities in the Midlands have vision
rehabilitation provision (Care Act 2014)
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What is Vision Rehabilitation?
• Crucial part of the sight loss journey
• Rehabilitation Worker
• Vision rehabilitation gives blind and partially sighted
people the skills and confidence to:
• Live more safely and independently at home
• Travel independently including safely crossing roads
• Utilise technology including smart phones
• Remain in employment
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Vision Rehabilitation Personal Story
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA6_fSInl48
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How can you help?
• Ask your patient the question
• Refer patients with sight loss for vision rehab
support
• You can refer a patient to vision rehab more than
once
• Rehab can support medication management
• Good practice in vision rehabilitation principles
• Know if there is an ECLO in your local eye clinic
• Check the ECLO register
• Know RNIB helpline number 0303 123 9999
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Useful Links
• Vision Rehabilitation good practice principles –
www.rnib.org.uk/rehab-principles
• Sight loss: What we needed to know www.rnib.org.uk/sightlossinfo
• ECLO Register - https://www.rnib.org.uk/ecloinformation
• RNIB Helpline - 0303 123 9999 or [email protected]
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