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Blood tests could help diagnose AMD
Posted: Tuesday 12 September 2017
Signs of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may be found through blood tests, according to a new study led by researchers based in Massachusetts.The test, developed by scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, could save people’s sight by picking …
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Do you have dry age-related macular degeneration? Would you like to participate in a research study?
Posted: Thursday 31 August 2017
Researchers in Southampton and other sites are inviting people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in the UK, to take part in a study investigating whether they have a specific gene change causing their condition.This research aims to identi…
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Treatment delays leave Macular Society volunteer with irreversible sight loss
Posted: Tuesday 29 August 2017
A Macular Society volunteer was forced to invade the headquarters of his local healthcare commissioners on two separate occasions to demand answers after he suffered irreversible sight loss as a result of delays to his treatment.
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Antioxidant/zinc supplement cost saving and effective for degenerative eye disease
Posted: Thursday 24 August 2017
A supplement that combines antioxidants with zinc and copper is a relatively inexpensive and effective means of halting the progression of a certain type of degenerative eye disease
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Gene editing halts vision loss in mice
Posted: Thursday 17 August 2017
Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston have prevented the formation of new blood vessels on the retina of mice using a gene-editing technique.
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Global blindness set to 'triple by 2050'
Posted: Thursday 3 August 2017
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest.Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115 million by 2050, if treatment is not improved by better fu…
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Inquiry called to prevent avoidable sight loss
Posted: Tuesday 1 August 2017
An inquiry has been called by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Eye Health and Visual Impairment into capacity problems in NHS eye care services and avoidable sight loss in England.The APPG on Eye Health and Visual Impairment is very concerned …
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NHS consulting on plans to scrap £1.5m spend on lutein supplements
Posted: Monday 24 July 2017
The NHS is consulting on plans to scrap £1.5m annual spend on lutein supplements, which can be used to slow down the progress of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in some people.
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NICE AMD Clinical Guidelines
Posted: Thursday 13 July 2017
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a draft Clinical Guideline on the diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) The Society will be submitting comments on the guidance, but this does not prevent me…
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New app uses artificial intelligence
Posted: Thursday 13 July 2017
A new app designed by Microsoft is helping blind people see the world around them.
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Have you experienced visual hallucinations?
Posted: Thursday 6 July 2017
We’re launching a campaign later this year to help raise awareness of visual hallucinations, known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome, and encourage people to talk more about their experiences.
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“I thought I wouldn’t see my beautiful baby grow up”
Posted: Thursday 6 July 2017
Rebecca McColgan was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of eight and, although she always knew that it could damage her eyes if not managed well, she didn’t take the warnings seriously until she became pregnant.She says, “I spent quite a few years…
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