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How artificial intelligence is transforming eye care
Posted: Thursday 9 January 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of our daily lives, but how is it changing healthcare? In a recent webinar hosted by Macular Society partner OcuPlan Dr James Neffendorf, an eye specialist at King’s College Hospital and ophthalmic surgeon Dan Calladine, explored how AI is transforming the way eye care is delivered and how it is improving outcomes for patients.
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Headset allows visually impaired football fan to watch games
Posted: Wednesday 8 January 2025
Crystal Palace Football Club has become the first to offer visually impaired fans access to a headset that allows them to watch live games more easily and stay involved with their team.
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"Volunteering makes me feel worthwhile, I just love helping other people"
Posted: Wednesday 8 January 2025
In 2025, Jenny will have spent 16 years helping out at her local support group for people with macular disease. While she doesn’t have sight loss herself, she joined to follow in the footsteps of her late husband Alan who was a group volunteer.
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“Counselling helped me express all the guilt”
Posted: Tuesday 7 January 2025
For two decades Jane has been dedicated to supporting her husband Ed since his diagnosis with macular disease. While she has always been firmly by his side, Jane admitted she has often felt a great sense of guilt – a feeling which resonates with many friends, family members or carers of people living with sight loss.
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New recipes to promote good eye health
Posted: Tuesday 7 January 2025
As part of a new collaboration the Macular Society has partnered with MACU-SAVE GOLD+ to launch a series of easy-to-follow, healthy recipes, full of ingredients that are good for your eyes.
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Architecture graduate with Stargardt wants to make buildings more inclusive
Posted: Monday 2 December 2024
A recent architecture graduate who is losing her sight to Stargardt disease, says the experience has motivated her to design everyday spaces that are accessible to everyone.
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Daily tablet shows promise as first treatment for Stargardt disease
Posted: Monday 2 December 2024
A new drug for Stargardt disease, called gildeuretinol (ALK-001), has received special recognition from the Food and Drug Administration in the US, highlighting its potential to treat the condition.
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Your top tips for coping with sight loss at Christmas
Posted: Monday 2 December 2024
From writing Christmas cards to cooking Christmas dinner, the festive season can present lots of challenges if you are living with sight loss. We share your simple solutions, to overcome all the tricker tasks at this busy time of year.
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First-of-a-kind study shines light on DMO treatment among diverse backgrounds
Posted: Friday 29 November 2024
For the first time, people from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds were the focus of a clinical trial which reported improved vision after receiving treatment for diabetic macular oedema (DMO).
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“Without counselling, I would have been left in the doldrums - I wasn't me anymore”
Posted: Thursday 28 November 2024
From nursery teaching to supporting people with dementia, Caroline had always associated herself as an outgoing and extraverted person - until her sight began to deteriorate.
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“Improving people’s quality of life with macular disease should be prioritised”
Posted: Tuesday 26 November 2024
Improving the quality of people’s lives with macular disease is the goal for a son who has completed a 30-mile walking challenge in memory of his dad.
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"My Mauna Kea challenge was nothing compared to living with sight loss"
Posted: Tuesday 26 November 2024
An avid cyclist has completed a mammoth challenge of cycling the height of the world’s tallest mountain, in memory of his late wife who spent decades living with a rare macular condition.
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