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What role do CVIs play when seeking support for sight loss?

A Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI) can play an important role in ensuring people with sight loss receive the support they need. It can open up access to practical, financial, and emotional support, while also providing data to improve eye health services across the UK.

Discover how a new implant has enabled patients with dry age-related macular degeneration to read again.

With over 84% of trial participants regaining the ability to read letters, numbers, and words. Mahi Muqit, senior vitreoretinal consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Institute of Ophthalmology at UCL, joins our webinar to discuss the groundbreaking results from the PRIMA system clinical trial.

Professor Rachael Pearson and her team have been working on furthering our understanding of what genes are instrumental in the development of the macula. Understanding how the macula is made is key in identifying what can go wrong and gives clues to effective treatment strategies.

Elena Piotter, a PhD student at the University of Oxford, shares an update on her project which has been exploring treating Stargardt disease using the gene-editing technique called CRISPR.

Dr Katie Curran and professor Tunde Peto discuss as new trial which will explore whether L-DOPA, a medicine which has been used to treat patients with Parkinson’s disease for several years, could help people living with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Dr Agata Rozanska from Newcastle University discusses her research which is using cells from patients to build a simple lab model that copies key features of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Thank you for your interest in ‘My Macular and Me’ webinars. These are free to access. All you need to do is complete the form below with your information. You will then be sent monthly updates on speakers, dates and times for the webinars so you can sign up whenever you want to attend. You’ll also hear the latest in research and treatments, advice on living with sight loss, how you can get involved with fundraising, events, products we sell and how we campaign. We’re really looking forward to welcoming you!

Welcome to our Macular Society community! We’re so happy to have you.

Please look out for our emails announcing the speakers and subjects each month. You can attend as many webinars as you wish, and please do invite family and friends too if you like – everyone is welcome.

The 2025 Macular Disease Conference: Hope for Future took place on Saturday 13 September 2025. We had a fantastic line up of macular disease experts share their research and knowledge, plus support for those with macular disease and their friends and family. There was also the opportunity to have your questions answered.

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Join us online for our free conference on Saturday 13 September 2025 to get expert advice, information and support.

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