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At Macular Disease Foundation Australia’s 25th anniversary event at Parliament House in Canberra, former NSW Health Minister the Hon. Jillian Skinner AM delivered a powerful reminder of what is at stake for Australians living with macular disease.
Macular Disease Foundation Australia has marked a significant milestone at Parliament House, celebrating 25 years of dedicated work to protect the sight of Australians living with macular disease.
Scot Muirden, holds qualifications in Psychology and Social Work from the University of Melbourne. After nearly ten years working within the mental health sector, he transitioned into the field of eye health care, influenced by his family’s lived experience of vision impairment, including his mother and brother, who both have congenital visual conditions.
On Friday 6 March 2026, the Federal Health Minister, the Hon. Mark Butler MP, announced that the Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing will not proceed with the proposed Medicare reclassification which would have prevented people from using their private health insurance to pay for eye injection treatment services.
Join our first webinar for 2026 exploring Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
When Jannette – a former ESL teacher at the University of Sydney – noticed shimmering
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) is pleased to announce Professor Sanchia Aranda AM as its new Chair, following Graeme Head AO stepping down after four years in the role.
MDFA has requested that the Federal Government further delay the planned MBS change until reforms can be made to ensure adequate access to affordable eye injection treatment across the country.
Macular Disease Foundation Australia welcomes Federal Government’s decision to keep sight-saving eye injections accessible on private health insurance. Macular Disease Foundation Australia is
Dr David Hilford is a Brisbane vitreo-retinal surgeon, subspecialist ophthalmologist. When studying medicine David was awarded Dux of the course and the University Medal.
Join Dr David Hilford, Ophthalmologist specialising in medical and surgical retinal conditions, for an informative session on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – the leading cause of blindness in Australians over 50.
Read the Summer 2025 edition of the Vision Voice newsletter.
