Make It Easier To See

Welcome to the Make It Easier To See website

We hope you find some useful information, whether you are a parent, a carer, a teacher, an eye health professional or someone who has cerebral visual impairment (CVI).

Make It Easier is a set of 3word phrases which simply describe how anyone can Make It Easier for a child with CVI to see. Each child has a different set of visual problems; the trick is to pick one or two which will be your focus for a few weeks and see what difference they make. Read more here

Not sure where to get started? Watch this 6 min video which helps explain why HOW we see is as important to think about as WHAT we see.

How do I assess a patient with CVI in the clinic? – a page for clinicians is available here

The ViBE Matrix – a tool to document atypical visual behaviours in complex needs children – available here

Download the icons

MIE icons picpackDownload

And read here to learn more about how each MIE ideas relates to CVI

Make It Easier – 2minutes video

Make It Easier to see 2 min video

This video gives a quick intro into why it matters to Make It Easier to see.

Prof P’s two page read about HOW we see

Prof P 2 page read on CVIDownload
On average, one child in every classroom will have difficulty using their vision due to CVI related problems

Inventories & Questionnaires

Inventories and questionnaires are a good way to learn more about HOW you or your child sees.

There’s more info here.

Autism & Vision

The way people with Autism use their vision can be a little different to neuro typical people.

Read more on our ASD and Vision page

Colour tents & Vision Boxes

Colour tents and Vision Boxes are a simple way of stimulating vision and reducing clutter for children with low levels of visual awareness and visual attention. Find out more here.

Who is Prof P?

Rachel Pilling is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist (a children’s eye doctor) from Bradford. She is a Professor of Special Needs & Learning Disability Eye Care at the University of Bradford. She is passionate about making a difference to those who make a difference- helping parents, carers, teachers and all those who find it tricky to use their vision to Make It Easier To See.

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