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First UK hearing and sight loss survey launched

Posted: Thursday 7 November 2024

The first survey in the UK to collect data on vision and hearing loss has been launched. The UK National Eye Health and Hearing Study, aims to record data to inform the NHS and policymakers and is a collaboration between sensory loss charities, Anglia Ruskin University, eye and hearing care professionals and the public sector.

“Fundraising for research is a really integral part of what we should be doing”

Posted: Wednesday 23 October 2024

The Newmedica team swapped the clinic for the great outdoors, battling the dark, wind and rain in their efforts to raise vital funds for research to find a cure.

Half of UK adults expect vision loss within a decade, yet many skipping eye tests

Posted: Thursday 17 October 2024

A recent survey of over 2,000 UK adults found that half of people expect to experience some form of sight loss within the next decade, yet more than a quarter do not have regular eye tests.

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World Sight Day: Myopia becoming a major global issue

Posted: Thursday 10 October 2024

Myopia, also known as short sightedness, is becoming a major global issue with new research showing one in three children is affected. In a recent My Macular and Me webinar Dr Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, called for increased awareness and research investment in MMD, which she called an "increasingly common problem."

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Home-monitoring app boosts patients' understanding of macular disease

Posted: Monday 29 July 2024

A recent study by OKKO Health has revealed significant improvements in health literacy among users of its home-monitoring app.

AREDS2 supplements slow sight loss in late-stage dry AMD

Posted: Friday 19 July 2024

New research has found that taking a daily vitamin and mineral supplement can slow the progression of geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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