Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO)
The Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) can provide you and your family with support and advice, and can identify which services can best meet your needs including:
- Further information about your eye condition
- Emotional support
- Living with sight loss and remaining independent
- Low vision services
- Employment advice
- Benefits and concessions advice
- Signposting to local and national support services
The ECLO for the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is:
SARAH CALLOWAY,
01270 278040 (answer machine available to leave a message)
sarah.calloway@mcht.nhs.uk
NORMAL WORKING HOURS TUESDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
Low Vision Service at Leighton Hospital and Northwich Victoria Infirmary
A Low Vison Assessment (LVA) can help to make use of remaining vision in those people whose vision cannot be improved by spectacles or contact lenses alone.
We can demonstrate different types of optical aids to maximise vision for daily tasks.
Some optical aids can be provided on extended loan from the hospital.
We can also give advice about other services such as electronic aids, non-optical aids such as lighting, and discuss the use of colour and contrast to help maximise your vision.
Spectacle mounted magnifying lenses may provided following an assessment from our Hospital Optometry team.
You do not need to be registered as visually impaired to access this service.
What should I bring to my appointment?
It is a good idea to bring any spectacles you are currently using and any existing magnifiers, along with examples of tasks that you would like magnification to assist with, for example newspaper, crossword or sewing patterns.
If you have any questions regarding the Low Vision service, please contact the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO):
SARAH CALLOWAY,
01270 278040 (answer machine available to leave a message)
sarah.calloway@mcht.nhs.uk
NORMAL WORKING HOURS TUESDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
Certification of Sight loss
Some people with sight loss are eligible for registration as Sight Impaired (SI) or Severely Sight Impaired (SSI), and the ECLO can provide advice and information about the benefits of registration and help you with this process.
The ECLO for the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is:
SARAH CALLOWAY,
01270 278040 (answer machine available to leave a message)
sarah.calloway@mcht.nhs.uk
NORMAL WORKING HOURS TUESDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
Useful links to local and national support services:
Vision Support http://visionsupport.org.uk/
Vision Support is a regional charity operating in many parts of Cheshire and North Wales providing local sight loss support and services within the local community.
East Cheshire Eye Society https://eastcheshireeyesociety.org.uk/
East Cheshire Eye Society, is an independent charity enabling people affected by sight loss to lead fulfilling lives at work, at home and in the community.
Cheshire East Live Well https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/livewell.aspx
A website which can help you find information about local services, support, activities, and events for everyone across a broad range of subjects including social care, health and wellbeing, education, employment, support for carers and much more.
Cheshire West Live Well https://www.livewell.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/
A website which can help you find information about local services, support, activities, and events for everyone across a broad range of subjects including social care, health and wellbeing, education, employment, support for carers and much more.
Shropshire Live Well https://livewell.telford.gov.uk/Services/1269/Shropshire-Recovery
A website which can help you find information about local services, support, activities, and events for everyone across a broad range of subjects including social care, health and wellbeing, education, employment, support for carers and much more.
Staffordshire Live Well https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Workplace-health/Healthy-lifestyle-support-Everyone-Health-Staffordshire.aspx
A website which can help you find information about local services, support, activities, and events for everyone across a broad range of subjects including social care, health and wellbeing, education, employment, support for carers and much more.
Blind Veterans https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/
Blind Veterans UK provide veterans with rehabilitation, training, practical advice, and emotional support.
Diabetes UK https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
From knowing your diabetes risk, to learning to live well with diabetes, a wide variety of support available to you.
Esmes Umbrella Visual Hallucinations https://charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk/
To raise awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome, among healthcare professionals and out into the community. To provide information about CBS and create ways to offer comfort, reassurance, and practical advice to those who have developed the condition – and their families.
Glaucoma UK https://glaucoma.uk/
Glaucoma UK provides help, information, and support to anyone living with glaucoma.
Guide Dogs https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/
Whether you’re looking for yourself, a member of your family, or your child, experts can help you find ways to live actively, independently and well with sight loss. From getting around safely to dog care and welfare, and family support to opening up the world with technology.
Headway https://www.headway.org.uk/
Through its network of more than 125 groups and branches across the UK, Headway provides support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields.
Macular Society https://www.macularsociety.org/
Providing information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends, to help people keep their independence. Online resources and a team of friendly and knowledgeable professionals who can answer questions and provide information and advice about any aspect of living with macular disease.
Multiple Sclerosis Trust https://www.mstrust.org.uk/
The MS Trust Enquiry Service is a confidential helpline that can answer your questions about multiple sclerosis (MS) and life with the condition.
Nystagmus Network https://nystagmusnetwork.org/
The Nystagmus Network provides valuable information about this eye condition and runs local get togethers, thanks to the support of their wonderful volunteers.
Retina UK https://retinauk.org.uk/
The Retina UK Helpline is for people with inherited sight loss, their relatives and anyone who wants to know more about these conditions. You can ask condition-specific questions, seek information about benefits, employment and education or anything else that may be of interest to you.
RNIB https://www.rnib.org.uk/
Through the Sight Loss Advice Service, RNIB offers support to blind and partially sighted people across the UK. Helping you to find the right assistive technology, support you in education and work, access financial help and much more.
Sightline UK https://www.sightline.org.uk/
A charity based in the north-west of England offering a telephone-based befriending service designed to reduce loneliness and isolation for anyone living with a visual impairment.
Stroke Association https://www.stroke.org.uk/about-us/contact-us
Providing specialist support, funding critical research and campaigning to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
