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Action against age-related macular degeneration (AAAMD)
What we do
Three charities, the Macular Society, Blind Veterans UK and Sight Scotland Veterans have come together to transform the funding of research on age-related macular disease (AMD).
People we help
Who we are
Read the latest stories of people we help via the support services we offer.
Kate's story
People we help
Macular disease. Nobody had heard of it at all 20 years ago. And there is still no cure today.
Two of my three sons have been diagnosed now too
People we help
"I am so grateful for the research that’s going on. It might not mean a difference to my life because my eyes are really bad, but it could change my children’s life. It could mean that there’s something that could help them, or their children and they could go on and be a pilot like their grandad or drive a car, or be a bomb disposal expert – or something you really need your sight for.
Matilda's story
People we help
We keep thinking she’s only seven, so maybe something will come up in her lifetime, say Matilda's parents.
Katie's story
People we help
I just remember going home and breaking down.
Kristy's story
People we help
I had someone in my corner.
Sue's story
People we help
I was in dire straits as to what to do.
Gillian's story
People we help
Gillian Ferguson joined the Edinburgh Morningside Macular Support Group after being diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Hear her story.
Anna's story
People we help
The most helpful conversation I've had.