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Why register as sight impaired?
Latest news, posted 8 March 2018
Each local authority in the UK has a register of people who are sight impaired and severely sight impaired.
Tips for VIPs: Travel and transport
Latest news, posted 13 March 2018
Following our collection of tips on food and cooking as a visually impaired person (VIP), we asked you to share your advice on getting out and about.
Artificial intelligence company and four UK charities partner to find a cure for AMD
Latest news, posted 14 March 2018
BenevolentAI and Action Against AMD, a group of UK sight loss charities, have today announced their partnership to use BenevolentAI’s technology to find treatments and a potential cure for the leading cause of blindness in the UK – age-related macular de…
AMD patients regain sight from stem cell treatment
Latest news, posted 19 March 2018
The first patients to receive a new treatment derived from stem cells for people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have regained enough vision to be able to read.
What could the new stem cell research mean for you?
Latest news, posted 20 March 2018
The first patients to receive a new treatment derived from stem cells for people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have regained enough vision to be able to read.
The all-seeing AI
Latest news, posted 27 March 2018
Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a while now, the main AI technology to reach the visual impairment market is the talking camera.Broadly, AI means that computers interpret the information they receive and tailor their responses b…
Get the latest news on eye research
Latest news, posted 28 March 2018
This week, all Macular Society members will receive their copy of Spotlight 2018.
New stem cell transplant trialled for dry AMD
Latest news, posted 9 April 2018
A new stem cell implant could improve vision in people with sight loss caused by dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), new research suggests.A US study has found that when implanted at the back of the eye in people with dry AMD, the patch improved …
Trustee to represent GB in VI tennis world championship
Latest news, posted 11 April 2018
Macular Society trustee, Paul Ryb, is one of eight British visually-impaired (VI) tennis players who have been selected to take part in the International Blind Tennis Tournament.Paul, who is the former British number one VI tennis player, will be represe…
Shropshire eye patients risk blindness through unnecessary delays
Latest news, posted 17 April 2018