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Lack of information and support for sight loss due to diabetes
Posted: Wednesday 30 June 2021
Patients with diabetes-related sight loss are being left anxious and uncertain about their future as they are given very little information about their condition, or the support available.
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“I personally think being visually impaired when you’re cooking is much better than being sighted”
Posted: Thursday 24 June 2021
Visually impaired chef Kim Jaye will join us next week for a one-off webinar to share her passion for cooking and cook a dish that’s great for eye health.
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New webinar series on sight loss and genomic research
Posted: Monday 21 June 2021
A new webinar series highlighting the latest scientific developments and the future of research will be launched next week.
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"You don’t know what it’s like until it happens to you”
Posted: Monday 21 June 2021
"My initial diagnosis was a mess. I had an awful experience with the hospital, lots of tests and conflicting advice, and nobody even came back to me to tell me what was wrong."
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Annual conference will focus on hope for the future
Posted: Wednesday 16 June 2021
Registration is now open for our 2021 annual conference, where researchers and consultants will join us to highlight why there is real hope for the future.
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Summer Sideview out now
Posted: Friday 11 June 2021
The next issue of Sideview, the Macular Society’s quarterly members magazine is out now.
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Webinar to focus on punctate inner choroidopathy
Posted: Thursday 3 June 2021
Punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) will be the subject of the Society’s next condition-specific webinar.
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Support with technology has been a lifeline during lockdown
Posted: Thursday 3 June 2021
When Sheila retired as a training consultant for a software company four years ago, she wanted to spend her spare time volunteering.
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Macular Society Virtual Clinic welcomes world-leading AMD expert
Posted: Wednesday 2 June 2021
We’re excited to announce that Gregory Hageman, a world-leading professor of ophthalmology, will be joining us as a special guest at this month’s Virtual Clinic.
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“Volunteering got me through lockdown"
Posted: Tuesday 1 June 2021
Since becoming a Skills for Seeing volunteer five years ago, Caroline Noall has provided one-to-one training to more than 46 people with macular disease - teaching them how to make best use of the vision and continue doing the things they love.
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“I’ve learned to be a bit more compassionate with myself”
Posted: Thursday 20 May 2021
Emilee was diagnosed with macular disease at the age of 24. “I didn’t think it really affected me very much at first,” she said.
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New research shows reversing sight loss could be possible
Posted: Tuesday 18 May 2021
New research has shown the ability to reverse sight loss, as light-sensing cells have been successfully transplanted into the retina for the first time.
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