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Air pollution and AMD - should you be worried?

Latest news, posted 1 April 2021

There have been several studies looking at the possible links between exposure to pollution and the increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

New training for eyecare professionals to improve diagnosis experience

Latest news, posted 6 April 2021

Being told you are losing your sight can be devastating. It can leave you feeling isolated, lonely and full of fear for the future.

Your help is needed to shape review of UK eye clinics

Latest news, posted 8 April 2021

An audit of eye clinics in the UK is due to take place later this year and your help is needed to shape it.

Virtual event to explore visual hallucinations in children

Latest news, posted 8 April 2021

Visual hallucinations in children and young adults with sight loss will be the topic of our next condition-specific Virtual Clinic.

‘If we don’t fundraise, we’re never going to get anywhere’

Latest news, posted 20 April 2021

As travelling across the world has been out of the question for everyone this year, Julia Mills has found an alternative way to get to her destination of choice.

'The biggest thing for me was knowing I’d never be able to drive'

Latest news, posted 22 April 2021

After years of going back and forth to the opticians and hospital eye clinic Louise was eventually diagnosed with Stargardt disease at 15 years old.

New drug for wet AMD to be put in the spotlight

Latest news, posted 26 April 2021

A new drug for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which could see patients receiving as few as four injections a year, will be put under the spotlight next month as it becomes the focus of the Society’s next Virtual Clinic.

Bringing you closer the experts in macular disease

Latest news, posted 28 April 2021

Each year, we bring together macular experts to share the latest research updates and advice on living with sight loss with our members at our annual conference.

Diagnosis and difficult conversations

Latest news, posted 5 May 2021

Five hundred eyecare professionals joined a webinar organised by the Macular Society and Optical Consumer Complaints Service, hoping to understand how they can better explain macular conditions to their patients.

New smart glasses help people with macular disease to read, recognise faces and identify objects

Latest news, posted 5 May 2021

Macular Society members are among 122 people from three countries who tested the latest smart glasses from OXSIGHT.