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Macular disease can change a whole family
Posted: Tuesday 24 November 2020
Carol had never even heard of macular disease until her grandson George was diagnosed with Stargardt at just six years old.
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Potential treatment could 'save the sight of people like George'
Posted: Wednesday 18 November 2020
Last week we shared George’s story.
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'My thoughts were racing trying to figure out what this could be'
Posted: Monday 16 November 2020
After living with macular disease for 12 years and having seen her own mother experience Charles Bonnet Syndrome, Doris knew all about visual hallucinations caused by sight loss.
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'I knew there was a risk I could lose my sight, I just didn’t think it was going to happen to me’
Posted: Friday 13 November 2020
Berni was diagnosed with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) in 2011, soon after a visit to her opticians for a new pair of glasses.
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'When we were told George had macular disease we were all crying'
Posted: Tuesday 10 November 2020
At the age of six, George suddenly lost interest in reading, started sitting close to the television and was no longer looking his parents in the eye.At first they thought he was just playing up, but when his teacher at school noticed he had stopped reco…
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Eye care continues in lockdown
Posted: Thursday 5 November 2020
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) has urged patients to continue to attend eye clinic appointments, unless told otherwise.With England now in a new lockdown and the rest of the UK facing various restrictions, the RCOphth is encouraging ever…
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Two new Virtual Clinics in November
Posted: Wednesday 4 November 2020
The Macular Society's Virtual Clinics continue this month, with topics covering a Certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI) and Sorsbys fundus dystrophy.
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Winter Warmer calls to lift spirits in lockdown
Posted: Tuesday 3 November 2020
The Macular Society is launching a new series of weekly telephone calls to help raise the spirits of our members over the next few months – while restrictions continue to be put in place across the UK.The Winter Warmer series, which launches tomorrow (We…
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Pop legend Vince Hill becomes Macular Society patron
Posted: Friday 30 October 2020
English pop singer, best known for his recording of ‘Edelweiss’, has become a patron of the Macular Society. Vince, aged 86, was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2011.
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Injections which could restore sight to be trialed in humans
Posted: Thursday 22 October 2020
Scientists have used gene therapy to partially restore sight in blind mice, using a process known as optogenetics.Optogenetics is the study of adding genes to neuron (nerve) cells so that they can sense light.In trials by the US firm Nanoscope, blind mic…
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'I've had to deal with all this in my own little world while the coronavirus is going on'
Posted: Tuesday 20 October 2020
There is no good time for a diagnosis of macular disease and it can be a shock for anyone to process at any time.
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New technology aims to improve patient experience
Posted: Friday 16 October 2020
Researchers working on a new application, which could help improve the patient experience for people with rare eye disease, will update on the project at our Working Age and Young People's Virtual Clinic later this month.
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