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iSightCornwall

@isightcornwall.bsky.social

We help people with sight loss in Cornwall to live their life without limitations. (Est. 1856) https://www.isightcornwall.org.uk/ Please call us on 01872 261110.

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iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The team at Huxter & Davy Opticians are taking on an incredible challenge to run, walk, and cycle 10,000km to raise vital funds for people with sight loss in Cornwall and Devon! Pop into their Cornish branches to wish the team good luck and to show your support, or click the link in the article ⬇️

10,000km Challenge Aims to Change Life With Sight Loss - CornishStuff

A team of opticians is taking on a 10,000km challenge to raise awareness and funds for people living with sight loss across Devon and Cornwall.

cornishstuff.com

iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking for a way to kick-start your 'new year, new you'? Then why not become an iSightCornwall Walking Buddy? You'll be paired with a blind or visually impaired person in your area and join them for short walks.

iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We had a wonderfully festive lunch with the members and volunteers of Bugle Blues Club! The club took a day off from bowling to enjoy a lovely outing filled with good cheer, good food, and lots of laughter! Wishing all of the members and volunteers a wonderful Christmas!

A long table filled with about ten people of different genders and ages. They are facing the camera and smiling. On the table in front of them are glasses, plates, and festive treats. Behind them are other people sat at tables enjoying a meal.A long table filled with about 11 people of different genders and ages. They are facing the camera and smiling. On the table in front of them are coffee cups and glasses. Behind them is a window where you can make out a large tree and some greenery.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A festive time was had by all at the Par Dance Club Christmas party! The members and volunteers enjoyed a lovely lunch and a jolly dance session with festive songs. Thank you so much to all of our brilliant volunteers who helped make the party happen and for inviting us to join in the fun!

Two women pose for a photo. They are holding hands and laughing. One is wearing a festive headband. In the background are Christmas decorations and people sitting and chatting.A woman pushes a serving trolly carrying plates all filled with food. The woman smiles brightly for the camera.A group of men and women dance in twos, some of the people are wearing santa hats and festive outfits.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It's World Kindness Day 2025! A simple way to spread kindness is to join iSightCornwall's wonderful team of volunteers, who are helping to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall!

A graphic celebrating World Kindness Day with an image of a hand holding a heart, in that heart is the iSightCornwall logo. Below are three more images, two of them are showing people holding white sticks being guided by someone who is smiling and a third is of a woman with a big smile holding a cup of tea or coffee. The words around the images say this world kindness day... volunteer for iSightCornwall.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It was great to welcome Richard and Matt from Associated Optical to The Sight Centre yesterday! They came in to chat with our Low Vision, Assistive Technology, and Customer Services teams about the latest advancements, new products, and resources for people with sight loss. Thank you so much!

five people stand and pose for a photo in what looks like a clinical room. On the wall behind them is a diagram of the inside of the eye and on the floor is a case filled with magnifiers. One of the people is a man standing, holding a white cane.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 11mo ago

How amazing is this? A pioneering procedure has seen five patients with an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration being fitted with microchips which, when combined with glasses featuring a built in video camera, has restored some of their vision! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again

The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.

bbc.co.uk

iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the Community Support Day in St Blazey! It was brilliant to be able to offer help and support with sight loss and also offer advice and referral information to the Three Harbours and Bosvena PCN team members who hosted and attended the event.

A woman sits at a table covered in iSightCornwall branding. On the table are a range of magnifiers, aids and leaflets as well as a collection tin.A woman wearing an NHS laptop leans over an iSightCornwall branded table. In her hand is an iSightCornwall sight loss support guide and in the other hand is a magnifier she is testing out.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The inaugural meeting of our Newquay Audio Book Club was a big success! We welcomed a group of blind and partially sighted book-lovers to Newquay library where they were able to discuss their favourite authors, get to know each other, and of course decide the first book they will read together!

A woman has a wide smile as she laughs, facing a man sat next to her. Behind them are shelves of books.A woman wearing an iSightCornwall name badge smiles as she points her hand at a speaker on the table. Next to her a woman wearing glasses is listening to her. Behind them are shelves of books.A group of men and women of a range of ages, sit at a table surrounded by shelves of books.A group of men and women of a range of ages, pose for a photo stood in front of shelves filled with books in what looks like a library. Some of the people are holding white canes, speakers and CD players. One of the women on the end is wearing an iSightCornwall name badge.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

Today is National Avocado Day! Avocados are great at helping to keep your eyes healthy, being rich in vitamins A, C and E as well as lutein. Vitamins A, C and E and lutein are antioxidants which help protect our eyes from harmful oxidants which can speed up cell degeneration.

a cartoon avocado with eyes and a smile wearing a pair of glasses
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

Par Dance Club had a lovely summer party this week with members and volunteers donning their summer outfits and enjoying party food alongside their dancing. A big thank you to the club organisers and volunteers for arranging such a fun day! 💃🕺

two women wearing florals and bright colours smile at the cameraTwo women, both wearing summery florals, and a man wearing a shirt, smile for the camera
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

We had a busy and brilliant event at Truro Community Library for VisionZone Truro 2025! A huge thank you to everyone who came along, and thank you to Optelec UK - solutions for Low Vision for inviting us, and to all of the library staff for being so helpful!

A library with books around the outside of the room has tables and chairs set up in a square in the middle of the room. The tables are filled with iSightCornwall branding, products and leaflets. There are a quite a few people in the image, some of them are wearing iSightCornwall t-shirts and badges whilst others are stood talking with them or looking at the products on the tables.A woman wearing an iSightCornwall badge and t-shirt laughs as she talks to a man wearing a baseball cap.A woman smiles at the camera as the photographer interrupts her talking with two men. One of the men is holding a white cane and has a long beard. The other man is wearing an iSightCornwall volunteer lanyard.
RNIB@rnib.bsky.social · last yr.

NHS England has just published the updated Accessible Information Standard, which makes clear how NHS and social care services in England must provide information to blind and partially sighted people in a way they can read. It's a step forward - here's what's improved: #MyInfoMyWay 1/7

“Blind and partially sighted people have the legal right to receive their health and care information in formats like large print, email, audio and braille. Too often, these rights are still not being upheld. #MyInfoMyWay”. Black on white graphic with pink hashtag.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

Our Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service turns 18 today! Presented to the charity in 2007 by HRH Duchess of Gloucester, The Queen's Award rewards excellence in the voluntary sector through groups working within their communities and is the equivalent to an MBE.

A large glass award in a dome shape with a crown etched into the centre. Below the crown are the words: "The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.An older photo shows a group of people posing outside of the Sight Centre. Above them is a banner which reads Cornwall Blind Association and has the logo for the Queen's Award. The people are all dressed smartly, some are wearing name badges. One of the women is holding up a large glass award.An older photo shows a group of people posing outside of the Sight Centre. Above them is a banner which reads Cornwall Blind Association and has the logo for the Queen's Award. The people are all dressed smartly, some are wearing name badges. One of the women is holding up a large glass award whilst a man holds up a certificate.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

The Rotary Club of Redruth have donated a brilliant £1,250 to iSightCornwall following a 'quacking' good fundraiser at Cornwall Gold! The Rotarians hosted The Great Golden Duck Race which saw 1,373 rubber ducks entering the Tolgus Stream, competing for prizes and raising money for charity.

A man wearing a wide brim hat is wearing a blow up costume which creates the optical illusion that he is riding a giant rubber duck. On his top half he is hearing a Rotary Club uniform and is holding a megaphone. In the background ia a crowd of peopleA crowd of people stand on a bridge over a stream watching rubber ducks float past underneath
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

A huge thank you to the team and customers at Specsavers St Austell for raising a brilliant £84.33 with an iSightCornwall collection tin! Every penny popped in the tin will be spent helping to support blind or partially sighted people in Cornwall.

A man wearing a shirt and trousers stands outside of a Specsavers store. He is smiling and holding an iSightCornwall collection tin in his hand. Around the image is the iSightCornwall logo and the words: Thank you! £84.33 raised for people with sight loss in Cornwall
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

No other charity does what we do in Cornwall. But a recent surge in demand for our services means that we need the help of our Cornish community more than ever. We're calling on local businesses and community groups to support us and help us to meet this demand.

A man an woman stand in what looks like an opticians. They are holding up boxes of cakes and behind them is an iSightCornwall banner.Two women and a man hold a box filled with raffle tickets. The man has purchased two and is holding them up. They are all smiling for the camera.A group of women sit around a table, they are wearing blindfolds and in front of them are empty glasses of wine. Another non-blindfolded woman is pouring wine into their glasses. Behind them is an iSightCornwall banner.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

We had a brilliant sight loss awareness drop-in event in sunny Falmouth yesterday! Thank you so much to everyone who came along, we hope you found it useful! A big thank you also to the exhibitors who joined us.

A man wearing an iSightCornwall branded t-shirt stands behind a table filled with different gadgets, phones and screens. In front of him a woman browses the items on the table.A group of people of all genders and ages stand in front of an iSightCornwall branded table and banner. They are deep in conversation with each other. In the background stands an iSightCornwall team member who is laughing.A woman wearing dark glasses and a floral top sits in a chair in front of an iSightCornwall branded banner, in front of her kneels an iSightCornwall team member wearing an iSightCornwall branded t-shirt. Behind her the banner features an image which shows the same woman wearing a different floral outfit being guided down a path surrounded by greenery.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

A huge thank you to Porthleven Christadelphians who have raised £225 for iSightCornwall with their wonderful coffee morning! As a local charity we rely on community donations to deliver our vital services so we are hugely grateful for your support! Thank you!

A smiling young woman wearing an iSightCornwall t-shirt stands in front of an iSightCornwall bannerA table filled with food for sale including sausage rolls, oat cakes and vegetables.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

Scam Alert! We've had a number of our clients tell us they have been targeted by a scam in which fraudsters use their Tesco Mobile account to order an expensive phone. If you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 0345 301 4455:

Scam Alert! We've had a number of our clients tell us they have been targeted by a scam in which fraudsters obtain your Tesco online logins over the phone by pretending to be a Tesco Mobile employee. They then use your account to order an expensive phone before calling you again and pretending the order was made in error, giving false information on where to send the phone back where they can then intercept it. If you or a loved one is contacted by someone claiming to be a Tesco employee, never give them your account details like passwords, passcodes or PINs. If you think you have been affected by this scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 and contact Tesco Mobile on 4455 from a Tesco Mobile phone, or 0345 301 4455 on other devices.
iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

We're continuing to celebrate our volunteers as part of #VolunteersWeek! In today's spotlight is the wonderful Barbara who helps out at Bugle Blues Bowling Club. She keeps the club ticking with arranging transport, sorting out the raffle and of course, her amazing cups of tea! Thank you Barbara!

iSightCornwall@isightcornwall.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy #VolunteersWeek! A time to shine a spotlight on our incredible team of 150 volunteers - without whom we could not do what we do. All this week we'll be sharing the stories of just some of the brilliant people who donate their time to help blind and partially sighted people in Cornwall.