In Touch - 14/07/2009

How close are we to a breakthrough in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, after recent newspaper reports of a 'pioneering laser operation'? Professor Alan Bird unpicks the scientific facts from the media hype surrounding this and a number of other similar stories about new treatments for AMD. Finding suitable accommodation is tough enough when you are visually impaired; one In Touch listener has found it particularly difficult because many landords are rejecting guide dogs as pets. But are they breaking the Disability Discrimination Act?