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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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    Sight-saving win

    People living in rural and remote areas needing sight-saving treatment will benefit from an important procedural change.

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    Celebration of 15 years

    The celebration of 15 years of serving the macular disease community was a reoccurring theme MDFA’s 2016 AGM.  

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    mEYE World 2016

    Grand finalist and category winners of the mEYE World Photographic Competition 2016 announced to mark World Diabetes Day.

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    OCT scans

    MDFA welcomes the Medicare rebate for an ocular coherence tomography (OCT) scan for the initial diagnosis of macular conditions, but more is needed.

    Ozurdex PBS listing

    MDFA welcomes news that Ozurdex will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from November 2016.

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    National Eye Health Survey

    A National Eye Health Survey has identified that the prevalence of blindness and vision impairment in Australia has declined.

    Jean Kittson

    Jean Kittson on prioritising her eye health

    Jean Kittson lives with an increased risk of age-related macular degeneration. She’s also the carer for her elderly parents, who both have vision loss.

    Erin Philpot

    Erin Philpot was 17 when she was told she’d lose her sight

    Erin has Stargardt’s disease, a rare genetic eye disease that generally first appears between the ages of 10 to 20.

    Alicia Thompson

    “I may not do things the way sighted people do, but I don’t let that stop me.”

    Alicia has Stargardt’s disease, a hereditary eye condition that affects the macula. She shares her story and her positive attitude to life.

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