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Age-related macular degeneration before and after the era of anti-VEGF drugs
Posted: Wednesday 4 May 2016
NIH-funded study of Avastin and Lucentis examines their effects at five years.In a study of nearly 650 people with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), half still had vision 20/40 or better, typically good enough to drive or to read st…
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Preliminary applications are now invited for 2017 grants
Posted: Friday 29 April 2016
The Macular Society is now accepting preliminary applications for research grants and PhD studentships beginning in 2017.
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Gene therapy reverses sight loss and is long-lasting
Posted: Thursday 28 April 2016
A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind.A clinical study has shown that the improvement is long-lasting and so the therapy is suitable to be offered as a treatment.The researchers will apply for approval …
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Aardman helps us raise plight of macular degeneration
Posted: Friday 22 April 2016
Aardman Animations, the creators of Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit, have created a new character to help us fight the most common cause of blindness. Mac stars in our short film and has been designed to appeal to all ages and creates an emotional …
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Moorfields opens its doors to reveal science behind the eyes
Posted: Monday 4 April 2016
Moorfields Eye Hospital is holding an open day to give the public a chance to find out more about the science and research that lies behind eye treatments.
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European research to tackle the triple challenge of dementia, hearing and sight loss
Posted: Tuesday 29 March 2016
The combined impact of dementia, age-related hearing and vision impairment is to be investigated by a new multi-million pound European research consortium, led by The University of Manchester.Seven in ten Europeans over the age of 65 are affected by eith…
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Royal College of Ophthalmologists warns of eye risk from ‘overstretched NHS’
Posted: Thursday 17 March 2016
Eye specialists have warned that hundreds of patients suffer irreversible sight loss every year in England because services are overstretched and under-resourced.
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New study confirms prevalence of visual hallucinations in sight loss
Posted: Monday 29 February 2016
Optometrists and ophthalmologists are being urged to broaden their understanding of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), after a major study has backed up how commonly patients with severe vision loss experience it.The study by the Canadian National Institute …
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Moorfields will highlight rare eye diseases as part of a global campaign
Posted: Thursday 25 February 2016
Moorfields Eye Hospital is supporting a global awareness day, which highlights rare diseases and the impact they have on patients’ lives.
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Experiences of Personal Independence Payment on people with sensory impairments
Posted: Tuesday 9 February 2016
Researchers at NatCen Social Research are currently working on a project about the experiences of people with vision impairment and people with combined hearing and sight loss who have been claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and who will apply fo…
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Statins could help prevent AMD
Posted: Friday 5 February 2016
New research has revealed that statins may prevent dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Health Talk seeks genomic research participants
Posted: Monday 1 February 2016
Health Talk, which provides free information about health issues by sharing people's real-life experiences, is looking to talk to people who have been invited to take part in the Genome 100,000 Project.
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