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A successful Macular Week 2016!
Latest news, posted 6 July 2016
A huge thank you to everyone who helped us mark Macular Week 2016.
Handheld OCT scanner could reduce waiting times
Latest news, posted 17 August 2016
A new handheld OCT, which could help to address long hospital waiting times, could be ready by 2018.
Clinical trials in Scotland for potential new treatment for dry AMD
Latest news, posted 17 August 2016
A drug which could become the first treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration is being trialled in Scotland for the first time.
Google calls for patient involvement
Latest news, posted 24 August 2016
Patients are being invited to Google's offices in Kings Cross, London for the first public meeting about a new medical research partnership with Google DeepMind and Moorfields Eye Hospital.The partnership could revolutionise the way professionals carry o…
New conference promotes importance of the patient experience
Latest news, posted 24 August 2016
Eye care professionals are being invited to a Macular Society conference in November.
New option for macular oedema patients
Latest news, posted 31 August 2016
Pharmaceutical company Bayer’s drug Eylea will be offered as a starting point for patients with certain forms of macular oedema.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a draft recommendation of the anti-VEGF drug
Society urgently calls for more funding into macular research
Latest news, posted 23 September 2016
The Macular Society has launched a landmark report exposing the lack of funding for biomedical research into age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of sight loss in the UK.The report, which has been funded by the Clothworkers’ Foundati…
Radiotherapy trial for wet AMD
Latest news, posted 6 October 2016
Most people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are all too familiar with the treatment regimen of repeated injections of drugs into their eye.
National award winners
Latest news, posted 7 October 2016
Our Awards for Excellence 2016 gave us the chance to celebrate the excellent and inspirational work done to provide services and care for people with macular disease.
Report passed to MPs
Latest news, posted 7 October 2016
The Macular Society’s fight for more research funding was taken to the politicians over the autumn.