Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Session

A tailored session for people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The 2024 Macular Disease Conference: Hope for the Future took place on Saturday 14 September 2024. Watch the full conference now.

Programme:

• 12.45 Welcome: Emma Malcolm, Interim Director of Services and Ed Holloway, Chief Executive, Macular Society
• 12.55 Professor Ian Pearce LIVE: New treatments for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) currently being considered for approval in UK/Europe.

• 13.45 Owen Jones PhD: An update on research into the use of stem cell-derived photoreceptors for macular repair.
• 14.20 Break

• 14.40 Praveen Patel: Home monitoring of macular disease.
• 15.05 Professor Lynne Cox: How ageing research could benefit patients with AMD.
• 15.45 Close

Please note that timings are approximate and subject to change.

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