
Talking 'Bout Degeneration
An in depth look at the treatments available for the eye condition Age related Macular Degenration (AMD), or lack of. It is also a personal journey for presenter and journalist Angela Young, who has the condition.
Talking 'Bout Degeneration
Episode 4: The end of the first cycle of red light therapy. Will it be extended to further centres? And would you share your eye scans for research?
Continuing her mission to save her eyesight, Angela was the first person to try red lght therapy when it was offered by the Optegra Hospital in London (it had previously only been offered by them in Manchester.) In this episode, she completes the first round of nine treatments and speaks to Clare O'Donnell, head of eye sciences and optometry for Optegra in the UK. She also speaks to Dr Wen Hwa Lee, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientist at the charity Action Against AMD. Click here for further information
https://www.actionagainstamd.org/
The music for the series was rewritten and recorded by Mike Udin
For information about red light therapy in the UK and where it will be offered next, contact Optegra:
https://www.optegra.com/dry-amd-treatment/
To find out about trials in Canada, visit Erie Retina Research https://erieretinaresearch.com/contact/
The Executive producer is Vince Hunt
http://www.vincenthunt.co.uk/
Music performed by Mike Udin
https://www.facebook.com/mike.udin.9
The statement from Clark Tedford was voiced by Dr Sean Lang https://expertfile.com/experts/sean.lang/sean-lang
Presenter Angela Young is the founder of Cambridge Podcasts https://cambridgepodcasts.co.uk/