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Parliament has revealed their plans to recruit a National Clinical Director for Eye Care, which could help transform services for patients. Until now, there's been no national clinical representation for eye care within NHS England and NHS Improvement, despite ophthalmology being the biggest out-patient department in the NHS. Last week, Minister Maria Caulfield announced that recruitment is now underway. We speak to the Chief Executive of the Macular Society, Cathy Yelf about this important development for eye care services and what she hopes the new recruit will achieve.And you may have heard of a visually impaired Mayor before, but how about two in the same household? We're joined by Richard and Sue Lees who have both been Mayor of Taunton in Summerset; Sue is the current Mayor and Richard was elected in 2005. We talk to them about what the role entails, what led them to the post and their responses to our third item about access to Santander's bank cards.Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth HemmingsWebsite image description: the image shows a woman getting an eye examination. Her head is leant toward a retinal camera, while the optometrist pulls down her bottom eye lid for closer inspection. A yellow light is being shone in her eye. The image represents eye care and that this element of the practice could potentially be transformed with the introduction of the new National Clinical Director for Eye Care.

We had an inbox brimming with your questions and investigation requests, and so this program is dedicated to getting you some answers. On the program, we speak to the BBC News at 10's Executive News Editor, Paul Royall about the lack of English audio translations on their reports from Afghanistan. We speak to Virgin Media O2's Chief TV and Entertainment Officer, David Bouchier about their lack of a talking Electronic Program Guide on their latest set top box. And from access to pictures on the TV, to access to pictures in a gallery, we had a request to investigate the lighting situation in some of the exhibitions at the British Museum. The museum were not available and so we invited lighting experts, ASCO Lights to tell us what solutions they recommend.Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth HemmingsWebsite image description: the image shows a lone man in a long dark bricked room with an arched ceiling. He is examining some pieces of art on the wall, which are each lit with a single spot light. The image represents how galleries and museums often have very low lighting, making it difficult for some visually impaired people to enjoy.

Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there's a mismatch between their biological sex and gender identity. It's sometimes known as gender identity disorder, gender incongruence or transgenderism. On this episode of In Touch, three visually impaired people tell us about their experiences with their gender transitions. We discuss why they've chosen this path, what have been the effects on their relationships with their family and friends, and how their visual impairments interact with their gender identities. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Beth HemmingsWebsite image description: a person with a white cane is sat alone on a park bench. The image represents isolation, as the participants in the show explain how they felt lonely when beginning to explore their gender identities (this is not representative of everyone's experiences).