Matthew Layton presents Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week…

Studio 1 comes to you from the gleaming new branch of Specsavers in the Norwood Village Shopping Centre in suburban Adelaide for Matthew’s favourite episode in the Studio 1 calendar.

It’s time for him to practise what he preaches and get his eyes checked by his favourite eye healthcare professionals Jo and Lexie.

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One of the most important things we do here at Studio 1 is to try to find imaginative ways to nag you to look after your eyes.

300,000 people in Australia have glaucoma - a disease that can lead to irreversible sight loss - but half of those people don’t even know they have it.

Sorry to be melodramatic, but that could include you.

1.25 million people in Australia have some level of macular degeneration - that’s the one that affects the retina that yer granny had.

And if your gran did indeed have macular degeneration - or your mum or anyone else in your family - you could be one of the 8 million Australians at risk of developing the condition later in life.

If you’ve listened to this show before, you’ll have heard Matthew and his various guests tell you that because of advances in eye health science a diagnosis of one of these conditions no longer means you’ve been sentenced to go blind

The key is to get your eyes checked on a regular basis.

It’s absolutely pain-free and could save your sight.

But in this week’s show we’re trying to emphasise the importance of fostering a good relationship with your high street eye-health professionals. It’s a good idea to have people who know you and can keep track of how your eyes change over time.

So once you’ve found ones you like, make like Matthew and be nice to them!

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Please do get in touch with the show on any of the subjects covered in this week’s show, or if there’s something else you think we need to talk about.

Your experience may be of help to someone else going through the same thing.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Optic technician Lexie and optometrist Jo smiling for the camera in Jo’s office at the back of Specsavers’ Norwood branch.]

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