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Spring Sideview out soon
Posted: Wednesday 10 March 2021
Sideview is the Macular Society’s quarterly magazine, sent to all members in large print, audio CD or digital download. Look out for your spring edition in the next week.
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Health secretary urged to prioritise funding for medical research charities
Posted: Thursday 4 March 2021
Our chief executive Cathy Yelf was among a number of charity CEOs who met with the health secretary Matt Hancock last week to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on medical research.
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How can eye clinics improve AMD services?
Posted: Wednesday 3 March 2021
A new initiative to improve hospital eye care services for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will be the subject of this month’s Virtual Clinic.
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“I might look like you, but I am living with a sight condition. It impacts my vision and my mental health every day”
Posted: Friday 26 February 2021
Beth was diagnosed with a rare type of macular disease, in January last year. It took three months for her to get the diagnosis after she started experiencing flashes of light in her vision.
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Coronavirus home testing kits made more accessible for people with sight loss
Posted: Monday 22 February 2021
The government has introduced a number of new improvements to the home testing programme to make them more accessible to those living with sight loss.
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Help researchers build new assistive technology
Posted: Thursday 18 February 2021
Researchers are calling for your help to understand your preferred ways of accessing information online.
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“There were people in the house and they wouldn’t let me out”
Posted: Tuesday 16 February 2021
Angela Edwards had a lucky escape after jumping from her bedroom window after experiencing ‘terrifying’ visual hallucinations.
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Homeschooling tips
Posted: Thursday 11 February 2021
The pandemic has presented new challenges to everyone and for parents, homeschooling has possibly been one of the biggest.
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Charles Bonnet Syndrome storyline to feature on TV soap opera
Posted: Thursday 4 February 2021
Next week a character in popular TV soap opera Coronation Street will admit to experiencing visual hallucinations, known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
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Has the coronavirus affected your sight? We would like to hear from you
Posted: Thursday 4 February 2021
If you have wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and have been unable to receive injections for any reason during the pandemic and this has adversely affected your sight, we would like to hear from you.
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Spotlight on Best disease
Posted: Thursday 4 February 2021
February’s condition-specific Virtual Clinic will shine the spotlight on Best disease – a rare inherited form of macular disease.
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'What better way to start 2021 than by opening my front door and climbing Mount Everest'
Posted: Thursday 4 February 2021
A former Macular Society regional manager has proven you do not need to leave home to take on a big challenge in 2021, after scaling the height of Mount Everest without stepping outside.
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