UK Vision Strategy was Launched at Conference on 18th April 2008 site by	Members Committee Interest/Work Groups & Committees Supporting Bodies & Useful Links Library News Events Registration Update details Contact us Terms & Conditions	How to adjust your font size  UK Vision Strategy The UK Vision Strategy is a VISION 2020 UK initiative led by RNIB to develop a unified plan for action on all issues relating to vision, across the four countries of the UK. The UK Vision Strategy has brought together people with sight loss, users of eyecare services, eye health and social care professionals and statutory and voluntary organisations for the very first time to set the direction for eye health and sight loss services across the UK. Three strategic outcomes areas are identified in the UK Vision Strategy: - Improving the eye health of the people of the UK. - Eliminating avoidable sight loss and delivering excellent support for people with sight loss. - Inclusion, participation and independence for people with sight loss. Description of VISION 2020 UK VISION 2020 UK is an umbrella organisation which facilitates greater collaboration and co-operation between organisations within the UK, which focus on vision impairment and operate on a national, regional or international basis. VISION 2020 UK is a supporting member of the VISION 2020 Global Initiative. For details of the worldwide programme or to make enquiries, please click anywhere on this text. VISION 2020 UKs objectives are: To prevent avoidable blindness To improve the quality of services to visually impaired people To improve the training available to professionals providing advice and services To improve communication between organisations within the VI Sector To improve the availability of information to visually impaired people To ensure that the voices of the visually impaired are heard when planning services and their opinions sought on key issues affecting their lives To raise public awareness of the issues and problems relating to sight loss In addition to the above, VISION 2020 UK will seek to provide a unified response on key issues affecting visually impaired people and to provide visual impairment sector representatives for consultation groups, working parties and project groups.