Research funded by Action Medical Research found offering comprehensive eyecare services in school would provide ‘measurable visual and behavioural benefits’ for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or autism.
The Special Education Eyecare (SEE) project, designed by researchers at Ulster University with funding of £190,000 from Action Medical Research, was trialled with 200 children and young people aged between three and 19 at Castle Tower School, the largest special education school in Northern Ireland.
The project offers a full in-school eye examination which is more in-depth than a standard in-school vision screening, a vision report for parents and teachers with tailored advice to help support each child, and follow-up visits two to five months after the examination.
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