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Understanding the role of an ECLO
Latest news, posted 1 July 2024
Navigating a diagnosis of macular disease can be overwhelming, but Ruth Rhydderch, an eye clinic liaison officer (ECLO) at the University Hospital of Wales, explains how her role can make a difference.
Advice for eye injections
Latest news, posted 2 July 2024
Being told you need an injection in your eye can come as a shock to many people and leave you feeling anxious and worried. Brian, who has undergone 37 injections in one eye, talks through his experience, offering reassurance.
"Without the Macular Society, I don’t know what we would’ve done"
Latest news, posted 24 July 2024
When Sue’s husband Peter was diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it wasn’t just his life that changed – it was hers too.
“Talking to people who knew what macular was, I knew I wasn’t alone"
Latest news, posted 2 July 2024
When Peter was told he had macular degeneration, he found himself overwhelmed with uncertainty and fear. The rapid deterioration of his sight was far worse than he had imagined, and the lack of information and support he received left him feeling ‘abandoned’.
"I want to help create awareness of macular disease first and foremost"
Latest news, posted 4 July 2024
Rosey, a 67-year-old fitness instructor, turned her exercise classes into a tribute to those living with macular disease as she set the routines to vision-themed music and asked everyone to wear yellow for Macular Week.
“We can support each other and that has been quite marvellous”
Latest news, posted 17 July 2024
Two women who joined a global online support group for people with an extremely rare form of macular disease have formed a friendship after discovering they lived just a few miles apart.
AREDS2 supplements slow sight loss in late-stage dry AMD
Latest news, posted 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
Latest news, posted 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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Swim Serpentine 2024
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Join #TeamMacular for Swim Serpentine 2024, the UK’s biggest one-day open water swimming festival
With charity places available in 3 different event distances, there's something for everyone!