Catch up: My Macular and Me session
Our Macular Disease Conference 2025 was held on Saturday 13 September. Many of you joined us for our tailored session for people newly diagnosed with macular disease, family members, friends and caregivers.
Missed the live session? You can now watch back all the talks from the Macular Disease Conference 2025. Hear from leading experts as they share the latest updates on research and practical support for people living with macular disease and their carers, friends and family members.
Talks in this session
Welcome
Speaker: Ed Holloway, chief executive, Macular Society.
Description: Ed Holloway welcomes you to our 2025 Macular Disease Conference.
Introduction to the macula and common diseases
Speaker: Associate Professor Winfried Amoaku, reader in ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Nottingham.
Description: Associate Professor Winfried Amoaku gives an introduction and overview of the macula and explains the most common macular diseases.
Charles Bonnet syndrome updates
Speaker: Dr Jasleen Jolly, associate professor at Jolly Vision Science and honorary fellow at Melbourne University.
Description: Dr Jasleen Jolly shares updates on the latest Charles Bonnet syndrome research and development.
Emotional challenges of macular disease
Speaker: Suzanne Roberts, cat the Macular Society.
Description: Macular Society counsellor Suzanne Roberts discusses the emotional challenges of living with macular disease and how to get support.
Making the most of your sight
Speakers: Hannah Keegan and Natalie Bale, programme coodinators and peer support volunteers, Pat McGeough, Ed Bebbington and Caroline Noall.
Description: Macular Society's Hannah Keegan, Natalie Bale and peer support volunteers, Pat, Ed and Caroline share practical tips on making the most of your sight, services available to you and guidance on eccentric viewing.
Live Q&A panel
Panel members: Macular Society's Emma Malcolm, director of fundraising and transformation, Jessica Kirby, director of services, Hannah Keegan, programmes coodinator, Suzanne Roberts, counsellor and associate professor Winfried Amoaku, reader in ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Nottingham.
Description: Watch the live Q&A panel where experts answered audience questions on macular disease, treatments, and daily living.
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The 2025 Macular Disease Conference took place online on Saturday 13 September. Experts, researchers, and people affected by macular disease came together for a day of learning, support, and hope for the future.