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Organisations for people with specific eye conditions
Apart from those listed below, you may find others on the website: Specific Eye Conditions (SPECS)
Behcet's Syndrome Society
- Mrs G. Seaman
3 Church Close
Lambourn
Hungerford
Berks
RG17 8PU - Tel. 01488 71116
- e-mail: info@behcets-society.fsnet.co.uk
- website: www.behcets.org.uk
Newsletter with subscription.
British Diabetes UK
- Queen Anne Street
London
W1M 0BD - Tel. 0207 424 1000
- e-mail: info@diabetes.org.uk
- website: www.diabetes.org.uk
International Glaucoma Association
- 108c Warner Road
London
SE5 9HQ - Tel. 0207 737 3265
- e-mail: info@iga.org.uk
- website: www.iga.org.uk
Macular Disease Society
- Darwin House
13A Bridge Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 1BE - Tel. Helpline: 0845-241 2041
- e-mail: info@maculardisease.org
- website: www.maculardisease.org
Marfan Association UK
- Rochester House
5 Aldershot Road
Fleet
Hants
GU51 3NG - Tel. 01252 810472
- e-mail: mfa.support@marfan.org.uk
- website: www.maculardisease.org
Nystagmus Network Helpline
- Membership Secretary:
9 Calthorpe Road
Stoke Hill
Exeter
EX4 7JS. - Tel. 01392 272573
- website: www.nystagmusnet.org/
Annual subscription which includes newsletter.
British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society – Devon
- Local Contact: Mrs Carmel Hartford
Tel: 01752 350327 - National Helpline
Tel: 01280 860363 - website: http://www.brps.org.uk
Retinoblastoma Society
- National Co-ordinator
St Bartholomew's Hospital
London
EC1A 7BE - Tel: 0207 600 3309
- e-mail: rbinfo@rbsociety.org.uk
Stargardt's Disease
- Mrs G. M. Chait
53 Cavendish Road
Salford
Manchester
M7 4NQ - Tel: 0161 792 7392
Self-help and Support:
Listening Eye
- Freephone: 0800 783 1979
A national helpline for anyone with a sight problem, and their carers. Open 6p.m. – 10p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
RNIB Helpline
- Tel: 0845 766 9999
Open Monday – Friday. 9a.m. – 5p.m.
Information, support and advice for anyone with a serious sight problem.
RNIB Talk and Support
- Garrow House
190 Kensal Road
London
W10 5BN - Tel: 020 8962 2621
- e-mail: talkandsupport@rnib.org.uk
Tele Befriending – regular social groups over the phone. Discussions will be whatever the group chooses to talk about, just as people do when they meet for a chat. Special interest groups – to be arranged.
Tele Support – Tele Support will help people remain independent by providing essential information and support at the right time. The structured sessions are in small groups to encourage interaction and learning amongst group members.
Other services are being developed. Telephone the RNIB for details.
Sightwise Southwest
- Tel: 01392 272573
Mondays – Thursdays. 6.30pm- 8.00pm.
A phone-in service for people with a visual impairment. It offers information and advice on any aspect of living and working with impaired vision.
The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Tel: 0870 443 5252
- website: www.bac.co.uk
A list of qualified counsellors in your area can be provided.
