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    Opinion Editorial: Sight preservation should be a national priority

    By The Hon. Jillian Skinner, AM, former NSW Minister for Health.This article was originally published by News Corp.

    New treatment for Geographic Atrophy

    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval of the new eye injection treatment SYFOVRE® (pegcetacoplan) is welcome news, as it will give many people with Geographic Atrophy a treatment option that they’ve never had before to slow the progression of the disease.

    Read our latest newsletter today

    Welcome to our final Vision Voice newsletter for the year.

    Survey shows new Eye Connect service benefiting AMD community 

    MDFA has received a positive response from the people participating in our new Eye Connect support service.

    MDFA showcases groundbreaking research projects in new impact report

    Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has launched its new Research Impact Report, which showcases the groundbreaking projects our organisation has funded to help reduce the impact of macular disease.

    Macular Disease Foundation Australia responds to the Australian Government’s planned MBS change

    The Federal Government has announced that from 1 July 2025, people receiving sight-saving eye (intravitreal) injections to treat macular disease will no longer receive health fund benefits for this treatment if it is performed in private hospitals and day surgeries.

    Meet your team behind the new Eye Connect support service

    Dilini is one of MDFA’s Health Promotion Officers supporting people with age-related macular degeneration through our new Eye Connect service. A qualified Vision Scientist and training Optometrist, let’s find out more about Dilini and her experiences helping people with macular disease, Australia’s leading cause of blindness. 

    Macular Disease Foundation Australia welcomes Federal Government cost increase freeze on PBS medicines 

    Affording sight-saving treatments and support is a challenge faced by many people in the macular disease community.

    Vision Voice: Read our latest newsletter

    Welcome to the Spring 2024 edition of Vision Voice.

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