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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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    Government must rethink NDIS

    MDFA is calling on the Federal Government to rethink how older Australians will be cared for given the NDIS excludes people who acquire a disability at the age of 65 and over.

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    Fighting for all macular disease

    We’ve changed our name from the Macular Degeneration Foundation to the Macular Disease Foundation Australia.

    Australian of the Year 2013

    The Macular Degeneration Foundation congratulates Patron Ita Buttrose on the honour of being named Australian of the Year 2013.

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    Aspirin and wet AMD

    Australian research shows link between regular aspirin use and age-related macular degeneration.

    Foundation campaigns for equity

    The Foundation continues its campaign against unfairness in the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

    Eylea and Lucentis switching

    The Foundation welcomes the decision to allow switching of age-related macular degeneration drugs Eylea and Lucentis.

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    Awareness campaign kicks off

    A powerful ‘How’s your macula?’ television advertisement has been produced by the Macular Degeneration Foundation.

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    AMD treatment switching campaign

    There has been a big community response to the Foundation’s campaign to allow AMD drug “switching”.

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    mEYE World 2012

    Macular Degeneration Foundation has announced, as part of World Sight Day activities, the winners of the mEYE World Photographic Competition 2012.

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