Jamie Ellingford

Macular Society research project: Gene changes in tissue layers

Thursday 27 January 2022

Dr Jamie Ellingford from the University of Manchester discusses his Macular Society-funded project - The Manchester Eye Tissue Repository Genome-Transcriptome Project. The three-year project is focusing on how genetic changes influence the way genes are switched on and off in our eye cells and why some people with these gene changes go onto develop macular disease, while others may not.

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What role does our immune response play in AMD?

Tuesday 18 January 2022

Professor Andrew Dick discusses his latest research looking at the link between our immune response and AMD.

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Professor Andrew Lotery, Director of Research

Latest developments into Stargardt disease research

Thursday 25 November 2021

Professor Andrew Lotery talks about the latest research into Stargardt disease and ongoing clinical trials worldwide.

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Understanding the ageing eye

Tuesday 16 November 2021

Professor Luminita Paraoan's vital molecular research has been looking deep inside the eye to see what happens as macular disease develops.

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What benefits are you entitled to?

Thursday 28 October 2021

Colin Daniels explains the ins and outs of the benefit system, your entitlements and how to make a claim.

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All you need to know about injections

Tuesday 19 October 2021

Advanced clinical practitioner and lead nurse at Moorfields, Gavin Kissoondeeal, talks about intravitreal injections, how they work, why they go into the eye why they need to be injected in the eye.

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Sight and Sound Technology

Thursday 30 September 2021

Assistive technology provider Sight and Sound demonstrate the latest equipment, which can make daily life easier for people with macular disease.

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Low vision

Tuesday 21 September 2021

Dr Michael Crossland and Dr Keziah Latham discuss the latest in low vision research and developments in wearable technology.

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