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The spring 2021 edition of MDFA’s Vision Voice newsletter begins with a message to our community from Health Minister Greg Hunt, seeking to allay your concerns about the proposed Medicare rebate changes for eye injections.

We also catch up on everything that happened during Macula Month this May.

Meet the eight cutting-edge researchers who were awarded more than $1 million in MDFA research funding and learn about the projects they’re working on.

Plus, hear about the inaugural Ita Buttrose Oration as well as new MDFA Ambassador Dr James Muecke spreading the word about diabetic eye disease.

This issue of Vision Voice also features advice on how you can stay safe online, major Government grants that will help the macular disease community, and the latest on our new peer support groups in Townsville, Melbourne and online.

You can also read about all the webinars we’ve got coming up, how your community group can book an MDFA speaker, and an update from our CEO Dee Hopkins.

An audio version of this newsletter is coming soon. You will be able to listen online or order a CD

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Posted: 3 August 2021

Leading ophthalmologist continues fight against diabetes

Macular Disease Foundation Australia is delighted to officially welcome Dr James Muecke AM on board as an MDFA Ambassador.

Vision Voice: Read our latest newsletter

Welcome to the special My Eyes edition of Vision Voice.

MDFA’s first South Australian Peer Support group to launch in April

Connecting with other people who are going through similar health experiences can improve how you manage your own condition.

Social Impact Survey 2: What did your patients tell us?

Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) is committed to understanding the impact of macular disease on the lives and health of people who live with the condition. One of the ways we do this is through our Social Impact research.

Diabetic eye disease: Laying the foundations for new treatments

Professor Chandra Balaratnasingam’s MDFA-funded research is exploring the cellular changes that occur in diabetic macular ischaemia (DMI) to help develop a breakthrough therapy.

Improving the diagnosis of macular disease

Grant Family Fund support is allowing Dr Alexis Ceecee Britten-Jones to research a way to ensure people with rare inherited macular dystrophies receive the right treatment for them in future.

AI, NASA and dry AMD

Find out how the Grant Family Fund is helping Dr Xavier Hadoux use cutting-edge technology to detect the early signs of macular disease.

Could a new supplement help slow AMD?

A/Prof Gerald Liew’s second MDFA Research Grant is allowing him to investigate a potential sight-saving supplement to improve dysfunctional mitochondria and prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Our final Vision Voice for the year celebrates two remarkable centenarian members of our community who are vigilant in maintaining their vision with sight-saving eye injections.

MDFA partners with TerryWhite Chemmart for national campaign

MDFA and TerryWhite Chemmart are providing people aged 50+ with a fast, easy way to understand and assess their general risk factors for macular disease.

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Diabetic eye disease: Laying the foundations for new treatments

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AI, NASA and dry AMD

Could a new supplement help slow AMD?

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