"We all want a cure for macular disease – that’s why we’re here"

This year all the money raised from our Christmas appeal will go towards research, with an aim of ending macular disease for good. We asked Dr Simon Clark to tell us what he would spend the money on…

"We all want to have a cure or successful treatment for macular disease. We’re all passionate about it and that is why we’re here. We will all do whatever we need to get one.

"I personally think using human tissue is the way to do this and it is something I am really passionate about. We need to have access to human tissue. We are trying to treat a human disease and that is the only way to do it. For years we have been messing around with mice and other animals