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A dream, some imagination and a few knitting needles
Latest news, posted 7 December 2020
According to Walt Disney ‘If you can dream it, you can do it’. And, that has certainly been the case for Pat Laye, who wanted to knit her very own version of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
New treatment for wet AMD approved for NHS patients
Latest news, posted 16 December 2020
A new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which would could see patients receiving as few as four injections a year, has been approved for use in England and Wales.
'A cure in George’s lifetime would mean everything'
Latest news, posted 21 December 2020
“I remember how we felt when George was diagnosed, we were absolutely devastated, because you start thinking about a 6-year-old boy, and the fact that he’d lost quite a lot of sight so quickly. It was just beyond comprehension."
Pioneering new eye test may predict wet AMD three years before symptoms appear
Latest news, posted 22 December 2020
Scientists from UCL and Western Eye Hospital, London, have collaborated on a pioneering new eye test that could predict wet age related macular degeneration (AMD), up to three years before symptoms develop.
The thought of anything happening to a loved one is unbearable.
Latest news, posted 23 December 2020
"When I heard about George, who was diagnosed with macular disease at just six years old, I thought immediately of my own grandchildren and how my heart would break if one of them was rapidly losing their eyesight due to this dreadful disease.
Stay fit and active this festive season
Latest news, posted 24 December 2020
Sticking to a regular exercise routine has been tricky this year and as we head into the festive season it is inevitable we will become less active.
What's the latest in research and how can you get involved in clinical trials?
Latest news, posted 6 January 2021
Last year we launched our Virtual Clinics – a series of webinars bringing you closer to the experts.
Tricky conversations
Latest news, posted 7 January 2021
Conversations about macular disease can be hard to start, and hard to hear. Find out how we’re working with the Optical Consumer Complaints Services (OCCS) to make them easier and more productive.
What do the latest coronavirus restrictions mean for eye care services?
Latest news, posted 7 January 2021
As new lockdowns are announced in England and Scotland this week, and there are restrictions already in place in Wales and Northern Ireland, we ask what this means for eye care.
No interruption to medicine supplies for macular patients after Brexit
Latest news, posted 7 January 2021
Pharmaceutical companies have provided reassurances that there will be no interruption to medicine supplies for patients with macular disease, after the transition period ended on 31 December.