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

This week:

Glaucoma.

Matthew and Sam see this episode of Studio 1 most important show on the Studio 1 calendar.

Glaucoma is an eye disease that can lead to permanent irreversible sight loss.

Right now 150,000 Australians are suffering from glaucoma and they don’t even know it. 

Today, for the third year in a row, we speak to Kirk Pengilly of INXS about the time he nearly lost his sight to glaucoma at the age of 28.

In what has become a bit of a tradition/running joke, Matthew and Kirk exchange music recommendations.

To give us a rundown on glaucoma - what it is, what it does and what we can do to find out if we have it - we speak to Associate Professor Dr Ashish Agar, who is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.

We also talk to Shannon Davis, a 45 year old husband and father-of-two and, until recently, high-flying senior partner at PWC.

He tells the shocking story of how he suddenly discovered he had become legally blind because of glaucoma without really realising there was anything seriously wrong with his sight.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A portrait of Kirk Pengilly, moustaches resplendent, standing in front of some sort of maritime-themed mural]

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES:

Glaucoma Australia - https://glaucoma.org.au/

Seven Sights in Seven Days - http://sevensights.org.au/

Matthew’s music recommendations

#WhiteStickFest 2021:: X Ambassadors -  Headline Set - https://youtu.be/Q9T_l1SQvpY

#WhiteStickFest 2021 :: Luan Pommier - Tou Pré - https://youtu.be/cz89PdggDQw

Kirk’s music recommendations

Rasmus Faber feat. Renae Rain - Do My Best - https://youtu.be/iyANEb9L2QU

Rasmus Faber - Two Left Feet feat. Öhrn - https://youtu.be/sur26IaI7KM

Black Coffee - SUBCONSCIOUSLY (Album playlist) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrN3eFofSpllg7-9LYqXH3SiyuuHTNDHX

Kirk Pengilly (INXS) Chill playlists on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/cc1nb78grrtov7svdecnulj88

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Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.