How many children with a vision impairment are there in the UK?
There are more than 25,000 visually impaired children aged 16 years and under in the UK. As many as half of these children have other disabilities.
Some children are at higher risk of vision impairment, including those who are very premature and very low birth weight babies, children from the most economically deprived backgrounds and children with learning difficulties.
Further information and statistics on sight loss can be found on RNIB's Sight Loss Data Tool webpages.
Did this answer your question?
Related questions
- How many people in the UK have sight loss?
- Where can I find data and statistics around sight loss?
- My child has been diagnosed with a vision impairment. What happens now?
- Do you have any ideas on how to encourage play and learning in babies and children with a visual impairment?
- I think my child might have a vision impairment. How do I know what my child can see?
