Every day, SeeAbility’s specialist eye care teams step into school classrooms to provide lifechanging eye care for children who would otherwise go without it. Children with learning disabilities are 28 times more likely to have a serious sight problem than those without. Yet they are far less likely to access traditional high street or hospital services. In fact, nearly half have never had a sight test before we arrive.

Without the right support, many face preventable barriers to learning, communication and independence. Our NHS-funded Special Schools Eye Care Service is working to resolve these issues for hundreds of thousands of children.

Right now, our service faces ongoing pressures to cover the true cost of specialist tests and glasses. This challenge will grow as we hope to reach more children. Government support covers standard eye tests and basic glasses - yet the children we see rarely need “standard.”

Many require highly specialist glasses, complex lenses or adaptive frames that simply aren’t fully funded. The shortfall will continue to grow as we hope to expand our services into more schools.

Your support this Spring could help us to ensure everyone receives the exact vision support they need, not just what basic government funding will cover.

Our eye care teams see the impact daily. When we bring clinical expertise directly into schools, we can spot issues that may have been missed for years. In their own classrooms, children with learning disabilities already feel more secure, understood and supported. We can adapt tests, tailor glasses and work closely with families and teachers so that every child gets vision care that is built around them.

By contributing to our Spring Appeal, you could help us provide the specialist glasses that transform the way a child with a learning disability sees the world - at the most crucial point in their development.

Thank you for considering supporting this vital work. With your help, more children will see clearly, learn confidently and experience life-changing improvements in their early years.