The Optical Delusion explores glaucoma, sight loss and the wider systems that shape how people live, adapt and access support. Each short episode takes one credible source - from research and treatment to technology, policy and accessibility - and asks what it really means in everyday life. Evidence comes first, but it is examined through livedexperience, thoughtful questioning and plain English. Calm, curious and practical, the podcast looks beyond the obvious story to find the questions that matter.The Optical Delusion is written and editorially directed by Kesh Patel, with AI-assisted drafting, synthetic narration and an automated production workflow designed to significantly reduce visual screen time. For a podcast about vision, that seemed like a reasonably sensible place to start.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Optical Delusion explores glaucoma, sight loss and the wider systems that shape how people live, adapt and access support. Each short episode takes one credible source - from research and treatment to technology, policy and accessibility - and asks what it really means in everyday life.
The Optical Delusion is hosted by Kesh Patel. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 18, Are you part of the glaucoma conversation?" (30 October 2026, 5 minutes), "Episode 17, What does it cost to stay independent?" (27 October 2026, 4 minutes), and "Episode 16, What does restoring sight actually mean?" (22 October 2026, 5 minutes).
The Optical Delusion publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 5 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for The Optical Delusion is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Optical Delusion requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Optical Delusion's contact route on record: public web form.
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Kesh Patel hosts The Optical Delusion, a health podcast with 17 episodes published.
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The Optical Delusion
Leaving an appointment with a treatment plan doesn’t always mean feeling part of the decision. Drawing on a review of communication in glaucoma care, this episode explores what helps patients ask questions, discuss...
The Optical Delusion
When you live with vision impairment, spending on lighting, transport or practical support can be essential to everyday independence. Drawing on RNIB’s 2026 cost-of-living research, this episode explores participants’...
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An experimental treatment combining gene therapy and specialised goggles improved light sensitivity in some people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa. This episode explores what those early results mean, why detecting...
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Does your sleeping position meaningfully affect glaucoma, or are modest changes in eye pressure being overinterpreted? This episode examines research on posture, head elevation and pillows, asking what the evidence can...
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Why do some accessible technologies become part of everyday life while others never quite get adopted? This episode explores what research on blind and low-vision workers reveals about usefulness, cost, training...
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Envision’s decision to stop active development unless a partner is found raises a wider question about the economics of specialist accessibility. This episode explores how mainstream technology, from smart glasses to...
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Vitamin B3 is attracting serious interest as a possible neuroprotective strategy in glaucoma, but promising biology is not the same as a proven treatment. This episode examines what the human evidence actually shows...
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A glaucoma diagnosis can make everyday exercise feel suddenly uncertain. This episode examines what current research says about fitness, temporary changes in eye pressure and glaucoma outcomes, and why avoiding exercise...
The Optical Delusion
A bus can satisfy accessibility law and still be difficult to use in practice. This episode looks at new Department for Transport guidance on inclusive bus design, from tactile contactless readers to the challenge of...
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ELIOS is an implant-free glaucoma procedure that uses excimer laser trabeculostomy to improve drainage. This episode looks at encouraging two-year results when ELIOS is combined with cataract surgery, what the study...
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Glaucoma-related Certificates of Vision Impairment in England have risen by around 60% over 15 years. This episode asks what that increase really measures — worsening disease, changes in certification practice, greater...
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Peripheral visual-field loss changes more than what we see; it can also change how the body uses sensory information to stay balanced. This episode explores what recent research on sensory reweighting might mean for...
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Steroids can be an important part of treatment after glaucoma surgery, yet in some people they can also raise intraocular pressure. This episode explores that apparent contradiction, why steroid-related pressure rises...
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A new systematic review finds very high satisfaction with tele-ophthalmology, yet fewer patients say they would choose to use it again. This episode looks at what that gap might reveal about communication, confidence...
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Can AI make outdoor navigation easier without replacing the skills people already rely on? This episode explores a new smartphone-based mobility system tested with blind and visually impaired participants, and asks what...
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Why can two people with similar glaucoma experience it so differently? This episode explores research on psychological distress, self-efficacy and social support, and asks why understanding the burden of glaucoma...
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Making information touchable does not automatically make it understandable. This episode explores how thoughtful tactile design can remove unnecessary friction without taking away the purpose of the task.
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Vision is not simply something we have or do not have. This episode explores how lighting, contrast, visual field, fatigue and context shape what a person with vision impairment can actually see and do.
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<p>The Optical Delusion looks beyond headlines about glaucoma, vision impairment and accessibility, to ask what they mean in everyday life. Each short episode brings evidence together with thoughtful questioning and...
The Optical Delusion
The Optical Delusion looks beyond headlines about glaucoma, vision impairment and accessibility, to ask what they mean in everyday life. Each short episode brings evidence together with thoughtful questioning and lived...
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