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'We offer hope that enjoyment in life can once again be possible.'
Latest news, posted 8 July 2020
According to research from 2018, people with sight loss were more than twice as likely to have experienced difficulties with unhappiness or depression than the UK average.
Have you used scrolling text to help you read?
Latest news, posted 10 July 2020
Researchers who developed the MD EV Reader are asking for feedback from people with macular disease on how useful they find scrolling text to help them read.
Why sign up to help with research?
Latest news, posted 13 July 2020
Are you interested in volunteering for clinical trials to help find a cure for macular disease?
Playing bridge online has handed Donald a lifeline
Latest news, posted 15 July 2020
After being widowed 20 years ago, Donald Reid decided to take up playing bridge to fill the often long and empty evenings.
New virtual conference for 2020
Latest news, posted 16 July 2020
Experts in macular disease will be revealing the latest in treatments and research at the Macular Society’s annual conference, which this year will be taking place from the comfort of your own home.Following the outbreak of the coronavirus the Society ha…
What is the future for eye clinics after the coronavirus crisis?
Latest news, posted 21 July 2020
If you’ve ever struggled to get an appointment at your local eye clinic, or spent hours in a crowded waiting room, it’ll come as no surprise to learn that ophthalmology is the busiest outpatient service in the UK.That’s not likely to change: according th…
Implant means patients can go six months without injections
Latest news, posted 23 July 2020
A study looking at the effectiveness of a small, refillable eye implant has shown that 98% of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were able to go six months between treatments.Roche has announced positive results from its phase III A…
'Exercise has really been what has kept me going.'
Latest news, posted 27 July 2020
Many active gym members have struggled to stay fit during lockdown, but 72-year-old Terry Jackson has been making extra efforts to keep active from the comfort of his home office.Terry, who was diagnosed with dry AMD at the age of 70, has always been pas…
‘We need to make more people aware of macular disease’
Latest news, posted 27 July 2020
"I didn’t tell anyone for about a year that I had this eye condition.
Injections could halt progression of dry AMD
Latest news, posted 3 August 2020
Monthly injections may be able to halt the progression of dry age-related macular degeneration.