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New guidance sets minimum standards of care for AMD patients
Posted: 2 August 2021 at 14:18
New guidance has been issued for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) services across the UK, to set minimum standards and ensure all patients receive the same level of care.
"Counselling can’t bring back your eyesight, but it can help make life more enjoyable"
Posted: 27 July 2021 at 11:21
For the Macular Society’s counselling team, uncertainty and fear is a familiar theme which comes up repeatedly for anyone who has been diagnosed with macular disease.
Hope and humour offered in podcast series
Posted: 20 July 2021 at 09:23
After living with macular disease for the past 12 years and finding new ways to cope with everyday life, Marci has launched a podcast to help others affected.
Researchers to discuss early onset AMD and why it occurs
Posted: 9 July 2021 at 10:43
Researchers working on a project to develop a test to identify the genetic causes of early onset age-related macular degeneration (EOMD) will join us at our next condition-specific Virtual Clinic this month.
What the latest Government announcement means for our services
Posted: 6 July 2021 at 12:57
We have listened carefully to the information for England that was issued by the Government yesterday (5 July). But, what does this mean for our volunteers, service users, staff and trustees?
Waiting times reduced for AMD patients facing six-month treatment delays
Posted: 1 July 2021 at 10:45
Measures have been put in place in a hospital in Northern Ireland to reduce waiting times after AMD patients were waiting up to six months for treatment.
