TableĀ 1

List of interviewees

Hospital staff (3 teaching hospitals
2 district general)
EducationSocial servicesParents
12 Consultant ophthalmologists (8 subspecialty paediatric ophthalmologists)7 QTVI6 Managers26 Parents with 28 children
3 ECLOs1 Manager5 Rehabilitation workers22 Severely sight impaired, 6 sight impaired
1 Optometrist3 Administrators7 Infants and children with complex needs
5 Administrators1 Social worker18 Diagnosed under age 1
10 Certified under age 1
6 OrthoptistsEthnicity: 26 white, 2 Asian
2 Nurses12 Girls, 16 boys
Total: 29Total: 8Total: 15Total: 26
  • ECLO, eye clinic liaison officer; QTVI, qualified teachers of children and young people with vision impairment.