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Treatment trial for Stargardt disease reaches the UK
Posted: Monday 12 February 2018
Researchers in the south of England will become the first in the UK to trial a new drug that could prevent sight loss caused by Stargardt disease, a currently untreatable condition.Stargardt disease, also known as Stargardt macular dystrophy
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Charities unite to tackle leading cause of blindness
Posted: Friday 9 February 2018
Four leading sight loss charities have announced a unique partnership to find a treatment for one of the world’s leading causes of blindness.
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Have you ever used your phone to read a book in large print? Do you use an iPad to take photos, or a Kindle to read audiobooks?
Posted: Friday 2 February 2018
Whether you have used any of these before, or have never thought of using them, researchers from the University of Manchester want to hear from you.Their short survey looks at how many people with low vision are already using smartphones, tablets or elec…
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Free online training for healthcare professionals
Posted: Thursday 1 February 2018
The Macular Society has launched a free online training package to help healthcare professionals develop a greater understanding of macular degeneration.We have teamed up with learning specialist Perceptive to create the training courses, which aim to pr…
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NICE Clinical Guidelines FAQs for patients
Posted: Wednesday 24 January 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has spent three years reviewing how AMD is diagnosed
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Wet AMD patients to be treated earlier
Posted: Tuesday 23 January 2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has cleared the way for eye patients to be treated on the NHS before they have to stop driving.
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Tips for VIPs: Food and cooking
Posted: Thursday 18 January 2018
In our winter edition of Sideview we shared your everyday tips for visually impaired people (VIPs) that make your life easier in the kitchen.…Keep things secureWhen putting a glass down, use one hand to feel the surface and the other to hold the glass un…
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SightPlus Vs Orcam
Posted: Monday 8 January 2018
With more and more wearable technology devices on the market, technology services manager at The Beacon Centre, Matt Harrison, has tried out a couple…I wouldn’t be without audiobooks when it comes to the latest Ian Rankin novel, but I still want to be ab…
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Take part in a lens implant trial
Posted: Thursday 4 January 2018
Magnifying telescopic lens implants, called intraocular telescopes, have been available privately for a number of years for late stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Top trustee role for Macular Society CEO
Posted: Monday 18 December 2017
The chief executive of the Macular Society Cathy Yelf has been appointed a trustee of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).The AMRC is a national membership organisation of leading medical and health research charities.The organisation ha…
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Petition delivered to Downing Street
Posted: Friday 15 December 2017
The Macular Society has delivered its petition to end needless sight loss to Number 10 Downing Street.The petition, which reached 11,000 signatures, was handed over by Macular Society volunteers Chris Thorley and Elaine Shaw.
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"I would have given up usage of any body part before my precious eyes"
Posted: Tuesday 5 December 2017
“2016 was one of the most stressful and saddest years of my life,” writes Gillian Ferguson from the Edinburgh Morningside Macular Support Group.
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