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Your help is needed to shape review of UK eye clinics
Posted: Thursday 8 April 2021
An audit of eye clinics in the UK is due to take place later this year and your help is needed to shape it.
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New training for eyecare professionals to improve diagnosis experience
Posted: Tuesday 6 April 2021
Being told you are losing your sight can be devastating. It can leave you feeling isolated, lonely and full of fear for the future.
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Air pollution and AMD - should you be worried?
Posted: Thursday 1 April 2021
There have been several studies looking at the possible links between exposure to pollution and the increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Campaign helps those with AMD live more independently
Posted: Wednesday 31 March 2021
Novartis, along with the support of the Macular Society and its members, has today launched a campaign to help those with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) continue to live more independently.
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Webinar to explore progress of research into rare macular condition
Posted: Thursday 11 March 2021
A potential treatment for a rare form of macular disease called Doyne honeycomb dystrophy will be the focus of this month’s condition-specific Virtual Clinic.
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Spring Sideview out soon
Posted: Wednesday 10 March 2021
Sideview is the Macular Society’s quarterly magazine, sent to all members in large print, audio CD or digital download. Look out for your spring edition in the next week.
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Health secretary urged to prioritise funding for medical research charities
Posted: Thursday 4 March 2021
Our chief executive Cathy Yelf was among a number of charity CEOs who met with the health secretary Matt Hancock last week to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on medical research.
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How can eye clinics improve AMD services?
Posted: Wednesday 3 March 2021
A new initiative to improve hospital eye care services for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will be the subject of this month’s Virtual Clinic.
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“I might look like you, but I am living with a sight condition. It impacts my vision and my mental health every day”
Posted: Friday 26 February 2021
Beth was diagnosed with a rare type of macular disease, in January last year. It took three months for her to get the diagnosis after she started experiencing flashes of light in her vision.
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Coronavirus home testing kits made more accessible for people with sight loss
Posted: Monday 22 February 2021
The government has introduced a number of new improvements to the home testing programme to make them more accessible to those living with sight loss.
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Help researchers build new assistive technology
Posted: Thursday 18 February 2021
Researchers are calling for your help to understand your preferred ways of accessing information online.
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“There were people in the house and they wouldn’t let me out”
Posted: Tuesday 16 February 2021
Angela Edwards had a lucky escape after jumping from her bedroom window after experiencing ‘terrifying’ visual hallucinations.
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