Listen to Paul's story

8 October 2008

After a sudden loss of sight Paul was picked up by Action's Point of Diagnosis service at Sunderland Eye Infirmary. Although initially devastated, with the help of Action for Blind People Paul is slowly putting his life back together.

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Paul's story highlights the importance of receiving support as soon as possible. Our Eye PoD service ensures those people recently diagnosed with sight loss have access to specialist information, advice and support.

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