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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO: NCBI (National Council for the Blind Ireland) is the national sight loss agency. We are a not for profit charity, which offers support and services to people of all ages who are experiencing difficulties with their eyesight. Some Facts: We provide a service to over 8,000 people every year. 2,000 of whom we are seeing for the first time. Almost 95% of the people who access our services every year have some degree of useful vision while less than 5% are blind. With an ageing population, the number of people needing to access our services is increasing by 12 per cent each year. We provide services in the local community NCBI offers community based services to help people to adapt to sight loss and maintain their independence. These services include emotional support to the individual experiencing loss of vision and to their families, advice and information on all aspects of vision loss as well as practical support and solutions to the challenges encountered by people with vision loss. Our services are offered to people of all ages, from birth through to older age.