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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).

Radiation treatment could reduce frequency of injections

Posted: Tuesday 2 July 2024

A new study led by researchers from King's College London and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has shown that radiation could significantly reduce the number of injections needed to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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"I know my eyesight will change, so I want to live in the here and now"

Posted: Monday 24 June 2024

Nancy assumed her vision changes were just part of getting older. When she noticed blank spots and disappearing words while reading, she thought she needed a new prescription.

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