New treatment for glaucoma, Blind cricket

Available for over a year

Glaucoma is a major cause of blindness throughout the world. 700,000 people are estimated to have some form of the disease in the UK alone. It's caused by a build-up of fluid leading to high pressure in the eye and is usually treated with medication, with some patients needing repeated operations. But new technology being trialled by doctors at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital offers an alternative for patients with advanced glaucoma. We'll speak to Bernie Pedley, the first patient to try the new technology and her eye surgeon Leon Au about why the eyeWatch device is significant. And we're on the pitch to try out blind cricket - a version of the game for visually impaired and partially sighted people. We'll speak to Ben Powis, a sociologist from Solent University in Southampton, who's done some research about how people use their senses to play the game. The Lancashire Lions have just won their regional league, and we join them at a practice session in Manchester. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Jess Quayle.