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Counselling service helps Jean tell her story
Posted: Tuesday 11 April 2017
Jean Bowskill has experienced first hand how the Macular Society’s telephone counselling service can have a positive impact following a diagnosis of macular disease.Jean worked as a nurse for the Foreign Office for 30 years, moving all over the world.
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No need to fear injections
Posted: Thursday 6 April 2017
When Hazel Higgerson was told she would need an injection to treat her wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) she was petrified.But her anxieties soon eased after her first injection when she realised it was not as scary as it had first seemed.
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Parliament discusses eye health
Posted: Friday 31 March 2017
Eye health was discussed in parliament, at the end of March, for the first time in nearly seven years.
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British man has operation to deliver modified DNA to his eyes
Posted: Friday 24 March 2017
A British man with retinitis pigmentosa has had the world’s first operation to deliver new DNA to his eyes and restore his sight.Around 15,000 people in Britain have retinitis pigmentosa
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Breast cancer drug may help treat AMD
Posted: Tuesday 21 March 2017
New research has revealed that a drug commonly used for cancer treatment could treat degenerative retinal disease, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosaResearchers from the National Eye Institute in the US monitored li…
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Assessing stress in AMD patients
Posted: Friday 17 March 2017
Measuring stress levels using a simple rating scale could be a useful way of assessing the connection between stress and progressive vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).New research, published in Optometry and Vision Science
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Bogus stem cell trial sparks warning
Posted: Thursday 16 March 2017
The Macular Society is warning people not to be deceived by the health claims made by bogus stem cell clinics.
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New self-advocacy pilot launches to help eye patients prevent sight loss
Posted: Monday 13 March 2017
Patients are being helped to take care of their sight under a new pilot scheme to end cancelled, delayed or missed eye clinic appointments.RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is trialling a patient self-advocacy project in partnership with th…
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Macular Week to highlight dangers of smoking
Posted: Wednesday 8 March 2017
This year's Macular Week will raise awareness of the impact of smoking on eye health.
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Contact lens device could help diagnose AMD
Posted: Friday 3 March 2017
A transparent device that can fit into a contact lens could help to diagnose age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy.Scientists at Northwestern University have created a tiny ultrasensitive device, which is capable of determining …
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International team of researchers develop new model for earlier treatments for AMD
Posted: Friday 24 February 2017
An international team of researchers have developed a cell culture model that could help to develop earlier treatment strategies for AMD.The research was carried out by Queen's University Belfast, University College London and the University of Alabama a…
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Patients with eye disease not receiving the information and support needed
Posted: Monday 13 February 2017
New research, published today in the BMJ Open has found that patients experiencing degenerative eye disease are not receiving the information and support needed to manage, understand and treat their condition.It found the quality of GP’s support in this …
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