Session 7 of 12
Living with: Diabetic Retinopathy
Course: TSA-TGSI-1.7 | Length: 2:38 mins | Instructor: Dean Homicki
Transcript
In this session, we're going to learn about:
What is it like living with: Diabetic Retinopathy?
In this module, we explore what a vision-impaired person may experience living with Diabetic Retinopathy and how the built environment may appear to them in their daily life. To gain some insight, let's begin with:
What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
Diabetic retinopathy occurs when the tiny blood vessels inside the retina at the back of the eye are damaged as a result of diabetes. This can seriously affect vision and in some cases, cause blindness.
A person living with Diabetic Retinopathy could experience their environment in the following ways:
They may have Blurred or distorted vision making it difficult to:
read standard print ,
watch television,
or see people's faces.
and, a person may also experience,
increased sensitivity to glare
and have difficulty seeing at night.
What would it be like to have: Diabetic Retinopathy
and how could it affect your orientation and mobility?
Simulation
Orientation in a built environment if you had: Diabetic Retinopathy In this simulation of what it might be like if you had Diabetic-retinopathy, we are walking, descending a staircase, then negotiating a pedestrian crossing.
In the next Course Module, we view a simulation if you had: Glaucoma. We will demonstrate what you could experience as you orientate yourself in a built environment.
I'm Dean Homicki and I look forward to joining you in the next Learning Session
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Sources
TSA-TGSI-1.7 - This staebl.academy course module has drawn information from the following sources:
Vision Australia - Source: https://www.visionaustralia.org/information/eye-conditions/diabetic-retinopathy
Visability - Source: http://www.visability.com.au/community-education/vision-impairment/
