Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) sessions
Our Macular Disease Conference 2026 tailored sessions for people living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is now available to watch online.
Catch up now to hear leading experts share the latest on AMD treatments, research, and new developments.
Latest developments in wet and dry AMD treatment
Speaker: Romi Chhabra, consultant ophthalmologist and clinical lead medical retina and macular services at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.
Description: Romi Chhabra looks at recent advances in the treatment of wet and dry AMD, including developments in how these conditions can be managed.
Understanding the early stages of AMD through studying people as they age
Speaker: Professor Ruth Hogg, professor of ophthalmic epidemiology and public health at Queen’s University Belfast.
Description: Professor Ruth Hogg explores how studying people as they age can help us better understand the early stages of AMD.
How cells in the macula respond to stress and how it can contribute to AMD
Speaker: Professor Maria Balda, professor of cell biology at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
Description: Professor Maria Balda explains how stress can affect cells in the macula and contribute to the development of AMD.
Cell replacement as a treatment for AMD and other macular diseases
Speaker: Professor Lyndon da Cruz, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Description: Professor da Cruz discusses how cell replacement could be used as a potential treatment for AMD and other macular diseases.
Related resources
Find out more about the topics covered in this session with these Macular Society and UCL resources.
AMD and treatment
- What is macular degeneration?
- What is geographic atrophy?
- Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Early age-related macular degeneration
Understanding AMD and research
- Finding early AMD changes using eye scans
- Using data science to diagnose AMD sooner and detect change over time
- Understanding new stress response pathway involved in AMD
Research into cell replacement
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