Maidstone Hospital - ECLO Service

The hospital provides treatment for eye conditions in its Ophthalmology Department. Kent Association for the Blind (KAB) have an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO) in the hospital eye clinics who can offer you advice, emotional support and information about:

- eye conditions
- benefits you may be entitled to
- employment issues
- useful organisations
- registering your sight loss
- rehabilitation

Services offered:

• Benefits advice
• Local authority social care
• Employment advice
• Hospital information
• Low vision services
• Talking newspapers
• Assistive technology products
• Everyday products
• Rehabilitation
• Emotional support
• Everyday living skills
• Mobility training
• Computer skills
• Assistive technology training
• Braille transcription
• Audio transcription
• Large print transcription
• Library services
• Book clubs
• Eye health advice
• Deafblind Communicator Guide
• ECLO (Eye Clinic Liaison Officer)