Wet Macular Disease; PIPs; Backgammon
Delays in the treatment for wet macular disease and how it is affecting people in Shropshire, feedback on transferring DLA to PIP and backgammon for the visually impaired.
People with wet macular disease in Shropshire have been facing delays in switching their medication from Lucentis to Eylea we discuss its impact on patients and speak to Cathy Yelf from the Macular Society and Simon Kelly an eye consultant at the Bolton Eye Hospital. We look at listeners feedback on the transfer of disability living allowance to personal independent payments and we speak to Yan Kit Chan one of the world's first blind backgammon tournament players.
Producer: Anna Bailey.
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- Tue 16 Jun 2015 20:40大象传媒 Radio 4
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