Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether health checks for people with learning disabilities include sight examinations.
The framework for regular health assessments for people with learning disabilities that the Scottish Government is developing will include visual impairment checks.
Furthermore, free eye examinations for all were introduced on 1 April 2006. Under the review of community eyecare services in Scotland, £2.6 million of pump priming funding has been made available to help develop eye care services in the community across Scotland, including projects for people with learning disabilities.