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Festive campaign to boost funding for macular disease
Posted: Thursday 6 December 2018
The Macular Society has teamed up with Vision Express for a festive campaign
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Why stem cells could lead to a cure for macular disease
Posted: Monday 3 December 2018
Stem cell trials are taking place all around the world and according to Professor Lyndon da Cruz mark a new chapter in finding a cure for macular disease.This year all the money raised from our Christmas appeal will go towards research
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Coping with sight loss at Christmas
Posted: Monday 19 November 2018
Many people with macular disease tell us that losing their sight feels worse at times like Christmas.Anna finds she’s tripping over furniture
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‘They shouldn’t be feared and it helps to talk’
Posted: Friday 16 November 2018
‘They shouldn’t be feared and it helps to talk’ - that’s the message from the Macular Society to anyone with macular disease who is experiencing visual hallucinations, as the Macular Society marks Charles Bonnet Awareness Day.Up to half of all people wit…
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Coming up in winter’s Sideview
Posted: Wednesday 7 November 2018
All Macular Society members will get the latest issue of Sideview this month.
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Diabetes medication may protect against AMD
Posted: Friday 2 November 2018
Researchers from Taiwan have shown that people with type 2 diabetes who took a common diabetes medication, had a significantly lower rate of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).The study suggests that the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects o…
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Hope for four-year-old’s vision after gene therapy
Posted: Thursday 25 October 2018
A boy in Oregon has become the first to receive a new treatment for a rare genetic mutation which has caused him to lose his sight.Just two weeks after the first procedure, Caspian’s parents began to notice improvements in their son’s vision.Caspian, age…
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Where next for dry AMD and Stargardt research?
Posted: Thursday 18 October 2018
Online searches bring up dozens of suggested treatments for macular disease, each with enthusiastic support from people who claim it has saved their sight.
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Eye drops research progresses
Posted: Tuesday 16 October 2018
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of sight loss in the UK.
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Nearly 1.5m people in the UK are affected by macular disease
Posted: Wednesday 10 October 2018
New figures reveal that nearly 1.5m people in the UK are affected by macular disease, the nation’s biggest cause of sight loss.
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Tips for VIPs: Children and animals
Posted: Monday 8 October 2018
In our summer edition of Sideview you shared your advice on staying safe and secure at home and when travelling.
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Funding boost will help provide life-changing support services
Posted: Tuesday 2 October 2018
The Macular Society has been boosted by a grant from Big Lottery Fund, which will support its work across Northern Ireland for the next 12 months.The Society has been awarded £50,000 of continuation funding from Big Lottery Fund Northern Ireland’s ‘Reach…
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