Adapting to and learning to live with sight loss can be difficult, and it can be challenging to know who to turn to in order to get the answers you need.

We've put together the following information, advice and resources for individuals experiencing sight loss, their friends and family members, carers, and professionals, to provide answers to some of the most common questions and worries.

Explore our information and advice pages below, and if you have any questions left unanswered please do visit our Get Support page and get in touch.

Veterans Information and Advice

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Treatment, Symptoms & Diagnosis

Learn about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), its causes, symptoms, and treatment options in Scotland. Get expert advice and support today.

A photographer with partial sight shares how he captures amazing images

Matthew has around five per cent vision. But being partially sighted doesn't stop Matthew from seeing Edinburgh's many vistas and capturing images on his DSLR camera.

Accessible formats

Learn more about accessible formats.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration guide

Download Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans' PDF guide on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

An introduction to guided running with people with visual impairment

PE teacher Caren Bryce shows how to go on a guided run with a person with visual impairment.

An introduction to sighted guiding a young person with visual impairment

This video is an introduction to guiding a young person with a visual impairment.

An introduction to the Canaan Barrie On Body Sign System

The Canaan Barrie On Body Sign System is used to communicate with children who have multiple disabilities, as well as visual impairment.

Audio Description: A discussion with Juliana Capes

This National Braille Week, we're sharing more about braille and other accessible formats. Listen to Juliana Capes talk about her work as a visual artist and audio describer.

Benefits of braille

The ability to read and write braille is still key to independence for many blind and partially sighted people all over the world.

Braille facts

Braille is a tactile reading and writing system. It opens up the written word to blind and visually impaired people.

Cataracts explained

Cataracts explained: answering your commonly asked questions about this common sight loss condition.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBT): Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Learn about Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBT), its causes, symptoms, and treatment options in Scotland. Get expert advice and support today.

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