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Vision rehabilitation
Orientation and mobility training, adaptive technology, practical life skills and pathways to specialist visual impairment services.
EYES OF VALOUR / UKRAINE VETERAN REHABILITATION
The inner light is stronger than darkness.
Standing with Ukrainian veterans affected by sight loss and facial trauma — advancing rehabilitation, independence, dignity and renewed purpose.
An emerging international rehabilitation and veteran-support initiative.
Why we exist
Service should never mean being forgotten.
For veterans who return from war with life-changing injuries, survival is only the beginning. Sight loss and facial trauma can affect mobility, employment, relationships, mental wellbeing and everyday independence.
Eyes of Valour is being developed to bring together medical expertise, practical rehabilitation, veteran-to-veteran mentorship and international support, with Ukrainian veterans and their families at the centre.
Explore Our PrioritiesRecovery is more than treatment. It is the opportunity to live with dignity, connection and purpose.
Our proposed programmes
Rehabilitation for the whole person.
Our ambition is to develop and connect services across the recovery journey, working with qualified professionals and established organisations.
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Facial trauma recovery
Partnerships for specialist assessment, reconstructive care, prosthetics and long-term multidisciplinary support.
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Veteran mentorship
Connecting Ukrainian veterans with experienced peers, including British and European veterans, through carefully designed support programmes.
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Psychological wellbeing
Trauma-informed pathways to qualified mental health support, family inclusion and community reintegration.
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Skills and opportunity
Adaptive training, employment connections, meaningful activities and opportunities to regain personal and financial independence.
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A dedicated centre
Our long-term ambition: help establish a welcoming specialist rehabilitation facility in Ukraine through sustainable partnerships and funding.
These are development priorities, not a claim that Eyes of Valour currently operates clinical services or a rehabilitation centre.
The challenge
The visible injury is only part of the story.
Combat-related eye injuries and facial trauma may require years of follow-up, multiple disciplines and practical adjustments to daily life. Access to treatment is essential, but so are confidence, independence, work and community.
We aim to publish evidence-led information on unmet needs and collaborate with clinicians, rehabilitation specialists and veteran organisations. Verified statistics and cited research will be added as the initiative develops.
Work with us
Expertise across borders. Impact in Ukraine.
We are seeking conversations with ophthalmologists, maxillofacial and reconstructive specialists, rehabilitation teams, prosthetics providers, veteran-led organisations, businesses, grant makers and experienced volunteers.
Clinical partners
Help shape safe, evidence-informed referral and rehabilitation pathways.
Veteran communities
Contribute lived experience, peer support and practical mentorship.
Funding partners
Help develop a sustainable model for specialist services and infrastructure.
Support our vision
Help turn an ambition into lasting support.
Eyes of Valour is at a formative stage. We welcome expressions of interest from prospective supporters, sponsors and grant-making organisations as we establish the appropriate legal, governance and financial arrangements.
We will not solicit or process public donations through this website until verified arrangements are in place and clearly published.
Register Your InterestStart a conversation
Stand alongside those rebuilding their lives.
Whether you are a veteran, clinician, potential partner or supporter, we would welcome an introduction.
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