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Latest news, posted 21 October 2025

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was not only a tick off the bucket list for Kevin, it was, in his own words “easily the toughest and most emotionally gruelling thing I’ve ever done.”

Penguin skater

Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes.

Treat someone to this beautifully designed card showing a dark blue snowy sky and a cute little penguin wearing a warm green scarf is learning to ice skate! Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes.

Visual impairment badge

Exclusive badge to show you are a VIP

Remove the invisibility of sight loss with our exclusive yellow VIP badge. This round badge reads “I’m visually impaired”, and quickly lets people know that you have sight loss.

Our webinars

Macular Society events

Every month we host an exciting new webinar to bring you closer to the experts. We are joined by experts in macular disease who discuss the latest in treatments and research and answer your questions.

Our grant programmes

For macular researchers

The Macular Society has two calls for grant applications each year. In April we invite applications for Research grants and PhD studentships. In July we invite applications for Seedcorn grants.

Travel grants

Our grant programmes

Each year five grants of up to £2,000 each are available to enable early career researchers working in the field of macular disease to attend the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in the USA, where they are presenting work.

Fluffy robin and berries

Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes

Treat someone to this beautifully designed card showing a jolly little robin with puffed out feathers standing on a leafy bough, adorned with bright red berries. Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes.

Bright Christmas tree

Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes

Treat someone to this beautifully designed card showing a traditional Christmas tree, resplendent with red, yellow, blue and cream decorations and of complete with a large star right at the top. Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes.

Dove of peace

Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes

Treat someone to this beautifully designed card showing a beautiful serene scene of a white dove flying towards a Christmas tree carrying the word 'hope' in its beak. The words 'peace', 'joy', 'happiness' and 'love' are already on the tree. Pack of ten textured Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes.

Best friends

Pack of ten Macular Society Christmas cards with envelopes

Treat someone to this beautifully designed card showing a delightful snowy scene with a cheeky robin red breast perching on the nose of its best friend, a brown shaggy dog! Pack of ten Macular Society Christmas cards and envelopes.