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Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Posted: Thursday 2 July 2020
We know regular exercise and a balanced diet are important for general wellbeing and protecting against many health conditions – including protecting your eye health.But, until now, there hasn’t been enough research to determine whether it can delay the …
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'Without research we won't move forward with new treatments'
Posted: Wednesday 1 July 2020
Over the last few months many labs and universities have been forced to close and suspend their research due to the coronavirus outbreak.However, researchers in Bristol have managed to continue with many of their research projects, thanks to social dista…
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Counsellor steps up to support people living with macular disease
Posted: Tuesday 30 June 2020
One of the Macular Society’s counselling team has taken on a mammoth walking challenge, along with members of her family, in support of people living with macular disease.Inspired by the number 300 – the number of people diagnosed with macular disease ev…
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Advice for parents of children with macular disease
Posted: Wednesday 24 June 2020
When Kay’s daughter Matilda was diagnosed with macular disease at the age of three and a half, many questions went through her mind and she worried about what the future would hold.She is not alone.Macular disease affects people of any age and the news c…
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'As scientists our ultimate aim is to make people’s lives better'
Posted: Monday 22 June 2020
What is the progress with research into macular disease?
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'We desperately want to change the future for Matilda'
Posted: Monday 22 June 2020
At just three and a half Matilda was diagnosed with macular disease at a routine eye test.Four years on and Matilda has had three injections in her right eye, but her parents remain worried about what the condition will mean for their daughter’s future.H…
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'My befriendee is an inspiration'
Posted: Tuesday 16 June 2020
As a former housing officer, Ann Murphy spent much of her career speaking to a wide range of people about a variety of different subjects.So, after retirement she wanted to put her people skills to good use and for the past 18 months she has been volunte…
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Volunteers needed to test new vision monitoring app
Posted: Monday 15 June 2020
Volunteers are being asked to test a new app at-home vision monitoring app, which can be used in between clinic appointments.
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Summer Sideview magazine out now
Posted: Friday 12 June 2020
The latest issue of Sideview, the magazine for our members, is out this week.
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Is blue light damaging my eyes?
Posted: Friday 12 June 2020
Since the UK has been in lockdown many of us are spending more time in front of a screen, posing the question as to whether we are causing further damage to our eyes.There has been conflicting reports about whether blue light can cause damage and more sp…
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Why is there still no cure for macular disease?
Posted: Tuesday 9 June 2020
Teams of researchers around the world – including some that our supporters are funding – are attacking macular disease from every angle.
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Retinal tissue partially restored in dry AMD stem cell trial
Posted: Friday 5 June 2020
A study in the United States trialling a potential new treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has reported more encouraging early results, which researchers say demonstrates the condition is not irreversible.Lineage Cell Therapeutics In…
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