The Impact of Sight Loss in People with Dementia

250,000 people in the UK live with dementia and sight loss. In this first of two podcasts, June from RNIB's Health and Social Care Skills Development team chats with Dr Barbara Sharp, Policy and Practice Consultant with Alzheimer Scotland to discuss the impact of living with dementia and sight loss, and how some types of dementia can have sight-related issues. Click here to listen to their second podcast.

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Supplementary Resources
The RNIB website offers further advice  about promoting good eye health in people with dementia here. 

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This podcast was recorded by RNIB's Health and Social Care Skills Development team. For further information about training we offer visit our webpage here. If you have any queries contact us on 0141 739 3683 or email us at HSCskillsdevelopment@rnib.org.uk .

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Further Information
If you would like more information  about any sight-related queries, you can search our Sight Advice FAQs .
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