Vision Care for Homeless People

Vision Care for Homeless People is a charity set-up to provide eyecare services to people experiencing homelessness or who are vulnerable for other reasons, in an accessible and friendly environment in which they feel safe, welcome and comfortable. We aim to preserve, protect and promote the ocular health of homeless and vulnerable people in the UK who are unwilling or unable to access mainstream services available through the NHS. We include screening of ocular health and the provision of spectacles, that meets the immediate visual needs of our beneficiaries. We run opticians clinics for homeless people in London, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter and Leeds. The clinics are located within homeless persons day centres and each local branch is operated by a team of volunteers. We also run a mobile service in east London. Homeless people are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to obtaining sight tests, glasses and eye care. They suffer a higher level of eye problems th...