Diabetic eye disease Archives

Don’t defer essential eye appointments: media release

July 21, 2021
Michelle Hauschild

You should seek advice from your optometrist or ophthalmologist before deferring eye appointments during lockdown.

James Muecke MDFA ambassador

July 14, 2021
Michelle Hauschild

MDFA is delighted to officially welcome Dr James Muecke AM on board as our diabetic eye disease Ambassador.

COVID-19 update

July 1, 2021
admin

With Governments around Australia rolling out vaccines for COVID-19, a frequent question to our National Helpline is about safety of the vaccine when receiving eye injections.

Support life-changing research

June 17, 2021
Michelle Hauschild

Your donations make MDFA the largest non-government source of macular disease research funding in Australia. Donate to our tax appeal to help support life-changing research.

Gene therapy and macular degeneration

May 19, 2021
admin

Thanks to an MDFA Research Grant, A/Prof Matthew Simunovic is now working on what he describes as “the biological equivalent of the bionic retina”.

MDFA awards $1 million to eight exciting research projects

May 19, 2021
Michelle Hauschild

MDFA has awarded more than $1 million in research funding to eight promising projects, in the search for a cure for macular diseases.

10 years of MDFA Research Grants

May 18, 2021
admin

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of MDFA’s Research Grants Program, this free publication introduces you to the talented researchers your donations have funded since 2011.

Inaugural Ita Buttrose Oration

May 5, 2021
Michelle Hauschild

MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose AC OBE calls on Government to reject Medicare eye injection rebate cut.

An additional 47,000 Australians will experience severe vision loss or blindness if a proposed cut to the Medicare rebate for sight-saving eye injections is approved, warns MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose AC OBE.

Disease Type: Diabetic eye disease

Don’t defer essential eye appointments: media release

James Muecke MDFA ambassador

COVID-19 update

Support life-changing research

Inaugural Ita Buttrose Oration

Ita Buttrose Medicare Cut

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