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<p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning the National Health Service sight
testing service. They have established a working group to examine the issues affecting
the provision of sight tests and glasses for both children and adults with learning
disabilities and to reach a view on what if any changes are required to current patient
pathways in order to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for this
cohort of patients. The working group has wide representation which includes Primary
Care Policy and Commissioning, Ophthalmology, The British and Irish Orthoptic Society,
SeeAbility and other professional bodies.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to estimate
the number of people with learning disabilities who have received a sight test in
a hospital eye clinic as this data is not collected centrally.</p>
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