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A new treatment for a common form of vision loss, retinal vein occlusion, has been recommended by NICE. The health watchdog has issued final draft guidelines for Ozurdex to be funded as a treatment for retinal vein occlusion on the NHS. This condition is thought to affect 25 000 people in the UK. We speak to the patients who have been affected and the one of the ophthalmologists involved in the clinical trials.

Plus Lee Kumutat goes to a beauty session aimed at helping visually impaired teenagers and get to grips with putting on make-up when you have limited sight.

And your experiences of applying for the new increase in Disability Living Allowance. We hear from one woman who, despite being blind for over 50 years, is paying for a certificate to prove she has no sight.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Steven Williams.