AREDS2 results
The initial results of the AREDS2 study were released on 5 May 2013 at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference in Seattle by Dr Emily Chew, Deputy Director of the prestigious National Eye Institute (NEI) in the United States.
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Eye health at the centre of international white paper
Macular Disease Foundation Australia welcomes findings
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia welcomes the release of a white paper, “Advocating for Improved Treatment and Outcomes for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration”. The Angiogenesis Foundation’s white paper is the result of a convening of international experts in Sydney last July to develop a road map for the management of ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in Australia.
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Foundation’s Autumn 2013 Newsletter is now available
The Foundation’s Autumn 2013 newsletter is a bumper edition and includes information on the Foundation’s Sight for Seniors campaign and steps you through how you can be involved. Also included are the results of new research into the ripple effect of vision loss, there is a Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2013 update, Research Grants Program update and ideas on how to fundraise for the Foundation, plus much, much more.
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Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2013, Sun 26 May to Sat 1 June
In her role as Patron of the Macular Disease Foundation Australia Ita Buttrose is leading the fight against macular degeneration.
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Macular Disease Foundation Australia and the international summit on ageing and vision
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) and International Federation on Ageing (IFA) co-hosted the inaugural Global Ageing & Vision Advocacy Summit, with leading international advocates from 12 countries in Barcelona, Spain, on 17–18 April 2013.
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Macular Disease Foundation Australia Research Grants Program
Applications now open for research commencing in 2014.
Grant(s) up to $500,000 ($167,000 per year for three years).
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New research uncovers the ripple effect of vision loss on carers
New research by the Macular Disease Foundation Australia reveals that the unexpected burden of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) weighs heavily not only on the
person living with the disease, but equally on those who care for them. Overall, depression rates amongst those who care for someone with wet AMD were more than triple those seen in the general population over 65 years of age and those surveyed aged under 70 report even higher rates of depression, with one in nine suffering from the condition.
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National Disability Insurance Scheme continues to exclude over 65s, Australians say – It's just unfair!
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia is furious with the Federal Government's ambiguous amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today.
Despite the recent extensive Senate Committee consultation process, the Government continues to ignore the majority view that people who acquire a disability after the age of 65 years should be included in the NDIS.
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The Foundation calls on Government to rethink NDIS
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) is calling on the Federal Government to rethink how older Australians will be cared for given the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) excludes people who acquire a disability at the age of 65 and over.
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The Foundation champions all macular diseases
The Foundation is proud to announce that it has officially changed its name from the Macular Degeneration Foundation to the Macular Disease Foundation Australia.
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mEYE World Photographic Competition 2012 - Now Closed!
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the people who entered the mEYE World Photographic Competition this year - we had an overwhelming
response! It is now up to our fantastic judges who have the difficult task of choosing our winners... Stay tuned.
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A number of Australia’s peak medical and patient advocacy groups are advising patients to be careful of alternate treatments that are advertised in newspapers or on the internet claiming dramatic success in the treatment of MD.
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At the launch of Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2011, the Foundation celebrated one decade of service to the Macular Degeneration community with a gala fundraising dinner at the Sydney Hilton Hotel on Friday 20 May. It was a wonderful evening acknowledging so many supporters and expressing our heartfelt thanks for the enormous contribution of Dr Paul Beaumont, our founding director
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View our special One Decade edition which highlights the launch of MD Awareness Week 2011, the launch of the Macular Degeneration Foundation Research Grants Program, our One Decade Gala Fundraising Dinner, the mEYE World Photographic Competition Winners and our new publication Low Vision Aids & Technology – A Guide.
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Low Vision Aids and Technology – A Guide, the fourth in a series on guides produced by the Foundation, provides information on the different types of aids and technology available to assist those living with low vision.
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