Welcome to Sight Cymru

Sight Cymru prides itself as the largest organisation supporting people with sight loss in Wales.

Sight Cymru (formerly known as Gwent Association for the Blind and Sight Support) was established in 1865 to promote the welfare of people who are Severely Sight-Impaired (Blind or SSI) or sight-impaired (Partially Sighted or SI) in Wales.

To achieve this aim, Sight Cymru:

• Provide support or assistance to people in Wales who have or are at risk of sight loss;
• Assist Local Authorities, Health Boards, Local and National Government in the performance of their statutory duties to people who are Seriously Sight Impaired and Sight Impaired;
• Promote the availability and sale of goods that will support people with sight loss to live as independently as they wish
• Co-operate and collaborate with other organisations with similar objectives for the benefit of people who have, or who are at risk of having, sight loss, to make the best use of available resources.
• Undertake measures that prevent avoidable sight loss, including raising awareness, training and providing information to the public, to carers and professionals;
• Undertake and collaborate in research that enables people who are at risk of sight loss or who have experienced sight loss to remain independent.