18 April 2011Last updated at 00:24

In Pictures: Holyrood 'in focus' for sight charity RNIB

The final image shows how someone with full sight sees the buildings.

The RNIB Scotland says an ageing population and persistently unhealthy lifestyles are the main reasons for a projected big increase in the number of blind and partially sighted people in Scotland over the next 20 years. This image is how someone with cataracts would see the Scottish Parliament building.

This image shows how someone with myopia would see the Scottish Parliament.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland has released images of the Scottish Parliament building as seen through five major sight loss conditions, including macular degeneration, in order to illustrate what it says is of one of the major health issues facing the next Scottish government.

The charity created the images in a bid to persuade Scottish election candidates to "open their eyes" to what it calls a potential public health time-bomb. The view for someone with glaucoma is shown here.

RNIB Scotland warns the number of blind and partially sighted Scots could double over the next two decades to affect almost one in eight of the population. This is an image of the Scottish Parliament as it would be seen by someone suffering from diabetic retinopathy.

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In Pictures: Holyrood 'in focus' for sight charity RNIB

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