| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Education Lifeline to the Bush ; 713
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| Summary |
Macular degeneration and glaucoma, respectively, sit at the top of the list of vision disorders as the leading causes of both irreversible and preventable blindness for Australians aged over 55 years. Glaucoma affects 2.3% (109,300 people) of the Australian population aged over 55. A staggering 50% of patients with glaucoma are unaware they have it which when left undiagnosed and untreated can greatly reduce quality of life for those affected. Non-diagnosis is common because the peripheral vision is affected, often at a slow and subtle rate. Macular degeneration affects a greater number of Australians, with 3.1% or 147,000 of people aged over 55 having the disease. The effects of macular degeneration are more debilitating than glaucoma because it affects the central vision and onset can occur rapidly and with little warning. This program focuses on glaucoma and macular degeneration. For each the program will discuss traditional and emerging diagnosis and treatments plus promising areas of future research into prevention and reversal of glaucoma and macular degeneration. Key information is also discussed about prevention, clinical detection and ongoing management. Case studies are also included |
| Notes |
Copied under Part VA, Copyright Act 1968 |
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Screenrights licensed on demand copy of an off-air recording broadcast by the Rural Health Education Foundation via Westlink 25/9/07 |
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Funded by the Department of Health and Ageing |
| Performer |
Presenter: Norman Swan |
| Event |
Broadcast on 25 Sept. 2007 |
| Notes |
DVD |
| Subject |
Retinal degeneration -- Diagnosis
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Retinal degeneration -- Treatment
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Retinal degeneration -- Diagnosis
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Retinal degeneration -- Treatment
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| Author |
Swan, Norman
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Australia. Department of Health and Ageing
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Murdoch University
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Rural Health Education Foundation (Australia)
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Westlink
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