Making eye tests easy

'Making Eye Tests Easy' is a new factsheet that gives lots of useful information on how to adapt eye tests and meet the needs of people who have learning disabilities or who are autistic. This factsheet aims to provide ideas, hints and tips for parents, carers and supporters to enable a positive, successful eye test experience.

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