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Gene therapy – the future of treatments for macular disease?
Posted: Tuesday 19 February 2019
Gene therapy is a medical technique that may sound like it’s from the pages of science fiction, but it is moving closer and closer to becoming a part of medicine.
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First gene therapy trial for most common cause of blindness
Posted: Tuesday 19 February 2019
A woman from Oxford has become the first person in the world to have gene therapy to try to halt the progression of her eye condition.Surgeons injected a synthetic gene into the back of Janet Osborne's eye in a bid to prevent more cells from dying.It is …
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Workforce Census illustrates the severe shortage of eye doctors in the UK
Posted: Friday 15 February 2019
A new 2018 census by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) identifies gaps in recruitment of ophthalmologists and workforce planning amid a predicted 40% increase in demand over the next 20 years.The census reveals that there is a severe shorta…
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Grant will provide vital support to those losing their sight
Posted: Thursday 14 February 2019
People with macular disease will be able to access the Society's emotional support services, thanks to a grant from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasons.The grant of £99,070, aims to make real the pledge of “Making Sure No One Faces Sight loss Alone” f…
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Quality standard published for wet AMD patients
Posted: Wednesday 13 February 2019
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its first quality standard looking at serious eye disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, cataracts and the prevention of sight loss.The quality sta…
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“I know now that I am strong enough to face whatever Stargardt has in store for me”
Posted: Wednesday 30 January 2019
Hannah, aged 22, remembers the day she was diagnosed very clearly.
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“My job is working with scripts and I just had a terrible time"
Posted: Monday 28 January 2019
As “loving but controlling” Ambridge matriarch Jill Archer, Patricia Greene will be familiar to anyone who’s tuned into The Archers on BBC Radio 4 over the last 61 years.
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Avoiding the needle
Posted: Thursday 17 January 2019
We have previously looked at the potential of eye drops to replace injections as a treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – but that’s far from the only approach being tested.Regular anti-VEGF injections are a lifeline for many people with …
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Tips for VIPs: Getting active
Posted: Monday 14 January 2019
What are your top tips for staying active as a visually impaired person?In our winter edition of Sideview we included some of your advice about exercise, activity and getting moving.Wheels or waterCycling on a tandem is great fun, because you can chat ea…
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Where next for AMD and Stargardt research? Part II: Lasers, ozone and acupuncture
Posted: Monday 7 January 2019
A team from Warwick Medical School examined the evidence, or lack of it, for a wide range of physical treatments that have been tried in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt disease.Dry AMDThe list of possible treatments is long and d…
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"We all want a cure for macular disease – that’s why we’re here"
Posted: Friday 14 December 2018
This year all the money raised from our Christmas appeal will go towards research, with an aim of ending macular disease for good.
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Your top tips for coping with sight loss at Christmas
Posted: Friday 7 December 2018
Last month we shared Anna’s top tips on coping with the frustrations of sight loss at Christmas.Now
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