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- What is macular disease?
- What is the macula?
- Macular conditions
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Early age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- Bestrophinopathies
- Bull’s eye maculopathy
- Central serous retinopathy (CSR)
- Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS)
- Cone dystrophy
- Doyne honeycomb dystrophy
- Diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
- Macular hole
- Macular oedema
- Myopic macular degeneration
- Pattern dystrophy
- Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)
- Punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC)
- Retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
- Sorsby fundus dystrophy
- Stargardt disease
- Diagnosis and treatment
- How is macular disease diagnosed?
- Eye tests
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Fluorescein angiography
- Genetic testing information
- Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy screening
- What to do after diagnosis
- Treatments
- Who’s who in eye care
- Support for you
- Are you newly diagnosed?
- Are you a young person or of working age?
- Supporting someone with macular disease?
- Do you need one to one support?
- Are you looking for help in your daily life?
- Practical tips and advice
- Skills for seeing
- Connect by technology
- Low vision aids
- Macular Society Membership
- Would you like support from a group of like-minded people?
- About our support groups
- Local support groups
- Aberdeen Macular Society Support Group
- Abergele Macular Society Support Group
- Aberystwyth Macular Society Support Group
- Fraserburgh Macular Society Support Group
- Accrington Macular Society Support Group
- Airedale Macular Society Support group
- Alnwick Macular Society Support Group
- Amersham Macular Society Support Group
- Ammanford Macular Society Support Group
- Antrim Macular Society Support Group
- Arbroath Macular Society Support Group
- Aylesbury Macular Society Support Group
- Ayr Macular Society Support Group
- Backwell & Nailsea Macular Society Support Group
- Ballymena Macular Society Support Group
- Banff Macular Society Support Group
- Bangor (NI) Macular Society Support Group
- Banstead Support Group
- Barking & Dagenham Macular Society Support Group
- Barnsley Macular Society Support Group
- Barnstaple Macular Society Support Group
- Barnt Green Macular Society Support Group
- Barrow-in-Furness Macular Society Support Group
- Basingstoke Macular Society Support Group
- Bath Macular Society Support Group
- Bathgate Macular Society Support Group
- Bearsden and Milngavie Macular Society Support Group
- Bedford Macular Society Support Group
- Belfast Macular Society Support Group
- Northern Ireland Macular Society Wayp Support Group
- Bexley Macular Society Support Group
- Bideford & Torridge Macular Society Support Group
- Bilbrook and Codsall Macular Society Support Group
- Blairgowrie Macular Society Support Group
- Bolton Macular Society Support Group
- Bracknell Macular Society Support Group
- Brecon Macular Society Support Group
- Bridgend BridgeVis Macular Society Support Group
- Bridgend Macular Society Support Group
- Bridgnorth Macular Society Support Group
- Bridlington Macular Society Support Group
- Brighton and Hove Macular Society Support Group
- Bristol Macular Society Support Group
- Bromley Macular Society Support Group
- Brora Macular Society Support Group
- Bude & Holsworthy Macular Society Support Group
- Burnley Macular Society Support Group
- Burton Joyce Macular Society Support Group
- Bury (Lancs) Support Group
- Bury Macular Society Support Group (Ramsey Club)
- Buxton and Beyond Macular Society Support Group
- Caerphilly Macular Society Support Group
- Caithness Macular Society Support Group
- Camberley (N.W. Surrey) Macular Society Support Group
- Camborne and Redruth Macular Society Support Group
- Cambridge Macular Society Support Group
- Canterbury Macular Society Support Group
- Cardiff Macular Society Support Group
- Cardigan Macular Society Support Group
- Carlisle Macular Society Support Group
- Carmarthen Macular Society Support Group
- Carrickfergus Macular Society Support Group
- Caterham Macular Society Support Group
- Chelmsford Macular Society Support Group
- Cheltenham Macular Society Support Group
- Chester Macular Society Support Group
- Chesterfield Macular Society Support Group
- Chichester Macular Society Support Group
- Chipping Sodbury Support Group
- Chorley Macular Society Support Group
- Christchurch Macular Society Support Group
- Cirencester Macular Society Support Group
- Coleraine Macular Society Support Group
- Cookstown Macular Society Support Group
- Cote Lane Macular Society Support Group
- Coventry Macular Society Support Group
- Craigavon Macular Society Support Group
- Cranleigh Macular Society Support Group
- Crawley Macular Society Support Group
- Crieff Macular Society Support Group
- Croydon Macular Society Support Group
- Cullompton Macular Society Support Group
- Dalvenie Macular Society Support Group
- Deeside Macular Society Support Group
- Derby Macular Society Support Group
- Dereham Macular Society Support Group
- Diss Macular Society Support Group
- Dolgellau Macular Society Support Group
- Doncaster Macular Society Support Group
- Dorchester Macular Society Support Group
- Dorking Macular Society Support Group
- Downpatrick Macular Society Support Group
- Dudley Macular Society Support Group
- Dumfries Macular Society Support Group
- Dundee Macular Society Support Group
- Dunfermline Macular Society Support Group
- East Grinstead Macular Society Support Group
- East Midlands WAYP Macular Society Support Group
- Eastbourne Macular Society Support Group
- Edinburgh Macular Society Support Group
- Edinburgh Morningside Macular Society Support Group
- Edinburgh Portobello Macular Society Support Group
- Edinburgh Stockbridge Macular Society Support Group
- Edinburgh Wayp Macular Society Support Group
- Enfield Macular Society Support Group
- Enniskillen Macular Society Support Group
- Exeter Macular Society Support Group
- Exmouth Macular Society Support Group
- Fareham Macular Society Support Group
- Farnborough Wayp Macular Society Support Group
- Fleet Macular Society Support Group
- Folkestone Macular Society Support Group
- Forfar Macular Society Support Group
- Forth Valley Macular Society Support Group
- Frome Macular Society Support Group
- Gloucester City Macular Society Support Group
- Goole Macular Society Support Group
- Goring-On-Thames Macular Society Support Group
- Gosport Macular Society Support Group
- Sleaford Macular Society Support Group
- Grimsby Macular Society Support Group
- Guernsey Macular Society Support Group
- Guildford Macular Society Support Group
- Halifax Macular Society Support Group
- Hammersmith and Fulham Macular Society Support Group
- Harlow Macular Society Support Group
- Harrow and Area Macular Society Support Group
- Haslemere Macular Society Support Group
- Hastings and Rother Macular Society Support Group
- Havant Macular Society Support Group
- Havering Macular Society Support Group
- Haywards Heath Macular Society Support Group
- Hedge End Macular Society Support Group
- Hereford Macular Society Support Group
- Herne Bay & Whitstable Macular Society Support Group
- Hertford Macular Society Support Group
- High Wycombe Macular Society Support Group
- Horsham Macular Society Support Group
- Huddersfield Macular Society Support Group
- Hull Macular Society Support Group
- Huntingdon Support Group
- Inverclyde Support Group
- Inverness Support Group
- Inverurie Support Group
- Ipswich (Woodbridge) Support Group
- Irvine Support Group
- Jersey Support Group
- Kensington & Chelsea Support Group
- Kidderminster Support Group
- Kilmarnock Support Group
- Kingston Support Group
- Kirkcaldy Support Group
- Lampeter Support Group
- Lanark Support Group
- Larne Support Group
- Leamington Spa Support Group
- Leatherhead Support Group
- Leeds Support Group
- Leeds Wayp Support Group
- Leighton and Linslade Support Group
- Letchworth Support Group
- Lichfield Support Group
- Limavady Support Group
- Lincoln and District Support Group
- Linconshire Telephone Support Group
- Lisburn Support Group
- Liskeard Support Group
- Llanbedr Support Group
- Llandudno Support Group
- Llanelli Support Group
- Llangollen Support Group
- Londonderry Support Group
- Loughborough Support Group
- Luton Support Group
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- Malvern Support Group
- Manchester Wayp Support Group
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- Midhurst Support Group
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- Montrose Support Group
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- Motherwell and District Support Group
- Neath Support Group
- Newbury & West Berkshire Support Group
- Newcastle Upon Tyne Support Group
- Newport (South Wales) Support Group
- Newry Support Group
- Newtownabbey Support Group
- Newtownards Support Group
- North East Group Leader Forum
- North East Wayp Support Group
- North Lancs Support Group (Was Carnforth)
- North Staffordshire Support Group
- Northallerton Support Group
- Northwich Central Support Group
- Norwich Support Group
- Nottingham Support Group
- Oakham and Uppingham Support Group
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- Omagh Support Group
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- Oxford Support Group
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- Reading Support Group
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- Romsey Support Group
- Rotherham Support Group
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital Support Group
- Rustington (Worthing area) Support Group
- Ruthin Support Group
- Sale Support Group
- Saltash Support Group
- Sandwell Support Group
- Scarborough Support Group
- Scunthorpe Support Group
- Sevenoaks Support Group
- Sheffield Support Group
- Sherborne Support Group
- Shetland Support Group
- Shirley Support Group
- Shoreham By Sea Support Group
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- Skye & Lochalsh Support Group
- Solihull & South Birmingham Support Group
- South East London Support Group
- South Tyneside Support Group
- Southampton & Area Wayp Support Group
- Southend-on-Sea Support Group
- Spalding Support Group
- St Albans Support Group
- St Helens Support Group
- St Ives Support Group
- St Neots Support Group
- Stafford Support Group
- Staines Support Group
- Stockport Support Group
- Stonehaven Support Group
- Storrington Support Group
- Strabane Support Group
- Stroud & District Support Group
- Sunderland Support Group
- Sutton Coldfield Support Group
- Sutton on Sea and Mablethorpe Support Group
- Sutton Support Group
- Swansea Support Group
- Swansea Working Age IT Support Group
- Tameside Support Group
- Taunton Support Group
- Teignmouth Macular Society Support Group
- Telford Support Group
- Tenby Support Group
- Thanet Support Group
- Tiverton Macular Society Support Group
- Torpoint Support Group
- Tunbridge Wells Support Group
- Tynedale Support Group
- Uxbridge Support Group
- Wales Telephone Support Group
- Walsall Support Group
- Walton-on-Thames Support Group
- Warrington VIP Support Group
- Waterlooville Support Group
- Watford S.C.F.T.B. Support Group
- Wells Support Group
- Welshpool Support Group
- West Devon Support Group
- Weston-Super-Mare Support Group
- Weymouth Support Group
- West Cumbria Support Group
- Whitley Bay Support Group
- Wigan Support Group
- Wilmslow VI Support Group
- Wimborne & East Dorset Support Group
- Winchester Colebrook Club Support Group
- Wirral Support Group
- Witney Support Group
- Woking Support Group
- Wolverhampton Support Group
- Worcester Support Group
- Worthing Area Support Group
- York Support Group
- Ystradgynlais Support Group
- Downham Market Macular Society Support Group
- Artists Telephone Support Group
- Central East England Telephone Group
- South Central England Telephone Support Group
- Yeovil Support Group
- Pocklington Macular Society Support Group
- Tywyn Macular Society Support Group
- Wollaton Support Group
- Medway Support Group
- Dalgety Bay Support Group
- Scottish Borders Macular Society Support Group
- Southwell Support Group
- North West England Telephone Group
- Yorkshire Telephone Group
- DMO Support Group
- Driffield Support Group
- Myopic Macular Degeneration Support Group
- Northern HSC Trust Area Telephone Support Group
- North East England Telephone Support Group
- Scotland Wide Telephone Support Group
- Sorsby's Fundus Dystrophy Group
- Southern HSC Telephone Support Group
- Bassetlaw Support & Social Group
- Best Disease Macular Society Support Group
- PIC Macular Society Support Group
- Kettering Support Group
- Easingwold Macular Society Support Group
- Hounslow Support Group
- Cleckheaton Support Group
- Prestwick Support Group
- Selby Support Group
- Aldridge Support Group
- Frinton Macular Society Group
- Newstead Support Group
- Farnham Williams Club Group
- St George's Park Support Group (for residents only)
- Eastwood Macular Society Support Group
- Redcar Support Group
- Stockton Support Group
- Llangefni Support Group
- St Andrews Support Group
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- Sam's air fryer scones
- Julie's courgette and lemon cake
- Susie’s coconut and curd cake
- Vicky’s date and walnut loaf
- Debbie’s shortbread biscuits
- Paying in your dough
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- Research
- Where research is now
- Current treatments for macular disease
- Gene therapy
- Stem cell therapy
- Inflammation, ageing and AMD
- Nutrition and lifestyle
- Get involved in research
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- The Foresight project
- Explore our research
- How we’re finding a cure
- How we're improving life through research
- Our research projects
- Research grants
- A marvellous new approach to tackle retinopathy
- Shining new light on the body clock and retinopathy
- Folding correction for Stargardt disease
- Finding early AMD changes using eye scans
- Maintaining the health of the blood vessels in the macula
- Improving support services for teenagers with macular disease
- Investigating factors involved in rate of AMD progression
- Testing therapies to reduce severity of visual hallucinations
- Protecting damaged blood vessels in the back of the eye
- Understanding new stress response pathway involved in AMD
- How do ageing mitochondria work and communicate differently?
- Helping keep mitochondria healthy to keep macula cells alive
- Manchester Eye Tissue Repository Genome-Transcriptome Project
- Creating a wet AMD drug using flower compounds
- How genetic mutations in ABCA4 cause sight loss
- Creating a blood test to detect early AMD
- A virtual VI rehabilitation assistant
- Turning off faulty genes to treat macular dystrophy
- Using data science to diagnose AMD sooner and detect change over time
- Using Artificial Intelligence to predict AMD progression
- An implantable eye lens for macular disease
- New treatment option for wet AMD
- Using technology to aid functional vision
- Switching off the genes that cause Best disease
- Investigating early onset macular degeneration
- How eye adaptation to darkness could lead to quicker AMD treatments
- Uncovering early changes in the eye during AMD
- Developing artificial intelligence to predict AMD
- Developing an eye drop to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
- PhDs
- Creating an ‘atlas’ of the macula
- Developing new anti-complement drugs for dry AMD
- Investigating a possible gene therapy for dry AMD
- Investigating Stargardt disease as a target for gene repair
- Understanding RPGR gene function in cone photoreceptors
- Understanding photopsia and photophobia in Stargardt disease
- New form of gene editing for macular dystrophies
- Mutations in CFI gene: which are harmless or harmful?
- Real-life costs and benefits of wearable low vision aids
- Wrong place, wrong time: protein delivery and macular disease
- Finding a new test for early AMD
- Improving the integration of stem cell transplants in the retina
- Stopping the build-up of toxic waste in dry AMD
- Using gene editing to stop progression of Stargardt disease
- Developing eye drops that can reach the back of the eye
- Investigating how eye doctors discuss AMD with patients
- Fellowships
- Seedcorn projects
- Investigating the genetics of cone dystrophy
- Using gene therapy to investigate the pathways involved in AMD progression
- Creating a new laboratory macular model
- Looking at the connection between proline transport and macular health
- Multi-dimensional imaging in early AMD
- Improving reading aids for those with macular conditions
- How the genetics of fat metabolism influence AMD development
- Investigating the genetic roots of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) retinopathy
- The impact of misaligned daily light cycles on the development of diabetic retinopathy
- The role of the protein ABCC5 in diabetic macular oedema
- The zebrafish’s high-acuity zone as a novel model for the human macula
- Our achievements so far
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