Coronavirus

Help improve home testing experiences for visually impaired people

Posted: Tuesday 19 January 2021

We are supporting NHS Test and Trace to conduct research into the experience and accessibility of getting a home test for the coronavirus.

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Webinar to explore the latest in research and treatment for DMO

Posted: Wednesday 13 January 2021

The first condition of our condition-specific Virtual Clinic of 2021 will take place later this month, focusing on diabetic macular oedema (DMO)

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Medical research at risk

Posted: Thursday 7 January 2021

The progress of macular research is under threat as the coronavirus could leave a huge hole in medical research funding.

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No interruption to medicine supplies for macular patients after Brexit

Posted: Thursday 7 January 2021

Pharmaceutical companies have provided reassurances that there will be no interruption to medicine supplies for patients with macular disease, after the transition period ended on 31 December.

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What do the latest coronavirus restrictions mean for eye care services?

Posted: Thursday 7 January 2021

As new lockdowns are announced in England and Scotland this week, and there are restrictions already in place in Wales and Northern Ireland, we ask what this means for eye care.

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Stay fit and active this festive season

Posted: Thursday 24 December 2020

Sticking to a regular exercise routine has been tricky this year and as we head into the festive season it is inevitable we will become less active.

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The thought of anything happening to a loved one is unbearable.

Posted: Wednesday 23 December 2020

"When I heard about George, who was diagnosed with macular disease at just six years old, I thought immediately of my own grandchildren and how my heart would break if one of them was rapidly losing their eyesight due to this dreadful disease.

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Pioneering new eye test may predict wet AMD three years before symptoms appear

Posted: Tuesday 22 December 2020

Scientists from UCL and Western Eye Hospital, London, have collaborated on a pioneering new eye test that could predict wet age related macular degeneration (AMD), up to three years before symptoms develop.

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George and grandparents

'A cure in George’s lifetime would mean everything'

Posted: Monday 21 December 2020

“I remember how we felt when George was diagnosed, we were absolutely devastated, because you start thinking about a 6-year-old boy, and the fact that he’d lost quite a lot of sight so quickly. It was just beyond comprehension."

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New treatment for wet AMD approved for NHS patients

Posted: Wednesday 16 December 2020

A new treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which would could see patients receiving as few as four injections a year, has been approved for use in England and Wales.

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A dream, some imagination and a few knitting needles

Posted: Monday 7 December 2020

According to Walt Disney ‘If you can dream it, you can do it’. And, that has certainly been the case for Pat Laye, who wanted to knit her very own version of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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Renewed calls for patients with dry AMD to take part in research

Posted: Thursday 3 December 2020

Do you have late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? If so, researchers have renewed their calls for your help.

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