Certificate of Vision Impairment Wales (CVIW)
Definition: Certification is the pre-requisite to registration with a vision impairment. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) 2014 Act requires local authorities to establish and maintain a register of people who are ordinarily resident in the local authority's area and who are sight-impaired, hearing-impaired or who suffer from sight and hearing impairments which, in combination, have a significant effect on their day to day lives.
Category: health
Credit: NHS Wales
Source:
https://www.nhs.wales/sa/eye-care-wales/wgos/eye-health-professional/wgos-3-low-vision-assessment-cviw/cviw/
Services mentioning Certificate of Vision Impairment Wales (CVIW)
The Cerebral
Visual Impairment Society hold an annual meeting which provides opportunities for parents, people with
CVI and professionals to meet up and learn from each other in a mutually supportive environment.
Library records mentioning Certificate of Vision Impairment Wales (CVIW)
A group of documents giving guidance on the
CVI and
Referral letter. Applies to England, although documents state that the
Welsh government was consulted in their production.
Summarises the results of a questionnaire sent to consultant opthalmologists about the
CVI system.
Guidance on the use of the
CVI(W). Includes a copy of the CVI(W).
Booklet to accompany the
CVI given to patients with Dry AMD.
