Research news

New chatbot offering timely advice to patients

Posted: 29 April 2022 at 16:16

A virtual rehabilitation assistant could offer timely, relevant information and advice to people with visual impairments.

Researcher hopes gene editing technique could treat Stargardt disease

Posted: 5 April 2022 at 09:23

A researcher looking into the possibility of correcting the faulty gene that causes Stargardt disease has spoken about her groundbreaking project.

Drug trial for dry AMD slows progression of disease

Posted: 29 March 2022 at 10:03

A drug being trialled for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can significantly reduce the progression of the disease, according to new studies.

Researchers reveal more about potential new drug for AMD

Posted: 28 March 2022 at 13:45

Researchers at Queen Mary University London who are working on a new treatment that could stop dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) developing into wet will reveal more detail about the drug in April.

“We are seeing potential with this system we’ve not really seen before"

Posted: 24 March 2022 at 17:52

An eye surgeon who implanted a revolutionary chip into the first person in the UK has revealed more details about the device, which is hoping to restore vision in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) .

Researchers call for support from patients

Posted: 1 March 2022 at 13:40

Researchers are looking for patients with wet and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to take part in two separate studies.