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Visions: A Guide to Preventable Blindness

Synopsis
Examines six common eye conditions - glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment and amblyopia - which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to permanent loss of sight. Explains the biology of each condition and the diagnostic technics and treatments.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
1996
Uses
Medical and lay audiences.
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
amblyopia; blindness; cataracts; diabetic retinopathy; eye disorders; glaucoma

Distribution Formats

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£15.00 (hire) £75.00 (sale)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
25 minutes
Year
2007

Production Company

Name

Graves Medical Audiovisual Library, c/o Concord Video & Film Council

Notes
Secretary: Lydia Vulliamy

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
Name

Leicester General Hospital

Web
http://www.hevu.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0116 258 4716
Fax
0116 258 1547
Address
Health Education Video Unit
Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PW

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