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Daily tablet shows promise as first treatment for Stargardt disease
Posted: Monday 2 December 2024
A new drug for Stargardt disease, called gildeuretinol (ALK-001), has received special recognition from the Food and Drug Administration in the US, highlighting its potential to treat the condition.
First-of-a-kind study shines light on DMO treatment among diverse backgrounds
Posted: Friday 29 November 2024
For the first time, people from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds were the focus of a clinical trial which reported improved vision after receiving treatment for diabetic macular oedema (DMO).
Supplements offer hope for advanced AMD, says researcher
Posted: Monday 25 November 2024
Dr Tiarnan Keenan, a clinician scientist at the National Eye Institute in the US, shares groundbreaking insights into the benefits of AREDS2 supplements for people with geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced stage of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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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