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    Saving sight will save billions of dollars

    An investment to save the sight of thousands of vulnerable older Australians will save the Government up two billion dollars.

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    Third anti-VEGF agent reimbursed by PBS

    Beovu has become the third anti-VEGF drug to be subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for the treatment of wet AMD.

    Eye healthy eating selection: salmon, fruits, vegetables

    Nutrition and AMD

    Dr Liubov Robman’s MDFA funded study investigated the role of nutrition in age-related macular degeneration.

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    Potential new treatment for dry AMD

    Apellis announces initial results from two phase III studies in geographic atrophy.

    Macula Matters

    Macula Matters

    In the August 2021 Macula Matters, MDFA’s email newsletter for eye health professionals, we launch our CPD course on diabetic eye disease. There’s news on our meeting with the Health Minister plus a CERA case study.

    How does peer support help you?

    Living with macular disease can be isolating. MDFA’s peer support might be the answer.

    Who is the Centre For Eye Health?

    Introducing the Centre for Eye Health, a not-for-profit initiative of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and UNSW.

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    Seeing the unseen: why definition matters

    A case study on different imaging modalities from the Centre for Eye Health

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    Vision Voice spring 2021 out now

    The Spring 2021 Vision Voice leads with the Health Minister Greg Hunt, seeking to allay your concerns around Medicare rebate changes.

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    MBS eye injection: update

    MDFA continues to advocate against a proposal to cut Medicare rebates for eye injections and met with the Health Minister in June 2021.

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