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Family reunion prompts fundraising challenge
Posted: Friday 1 May 2020
A keen open water swimmer, who has recently reunited with her dad after nearly two decades, has taken on her own unique 2.6 Challenge to support those living with macular disease - after learning he was living with the condition.Debbie Fish, 46, reconnec…
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Government abolishes VAT on e-publications early
Posted: Friday 1 May 2020
The Macular Society has welcomed the Government's decision to fast track plans to abolish VAT on e-books as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.Legislation which was due in December will now come into effect from today (Friday 1 May).
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Hospital trust launches drive-through injection service for vulnerable patients
Posted: Thursday 30 April 2020
Staff at University Hospital Southampton have launched a new drive-through service for vulnerable patients who need sight-saving injections during the coronavirus pandemic.The ophthalmology team at UHS has redesigned its services to reduce the risk in al…
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Health ministers respond to concerns about urgent eye treatment
Posted: Wednesday 29 April 2020
We have received encouraging responses from health ministers following our correspondence to ensure sight-saving injections continue to be a priority during the coronavirus crisis.Responses from Scottish and Welsh health ministers have reitterated that p…
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Lottery grant of £40,000 will support people with macular disease in Northern Ireland
Posted: Wednesday 29 April 2020
We have received a £40,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund to help provide an increased range of remote services following the coronavirus outbreak.Following the suspension of all of our face-to-face services in the UK due to the outbreak,…
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Dedicated fundraiser enlists help from across the world to continue her challenge
Posted: Tuesday 28 April 2020
One dedicated fundraiser has refused to let the coronavirus outbreak halt her fundraising efforts, enlisting help from all over the world to help her continue.Earlier this year Jane Woodhead, pledged to mark 2020 by undertaking 20
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"The team were all as amazing as ever – kind, caring, fun and very reassuring"
Posted: Tuesday 28 April 2020
While many people are understandably nervous about attending their eye clinic at the moment amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, we are hearing nothing but positive things from those who are still receiving injections.
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93-year-old to rework popular poems for 2.6 Challenge
Posted: Sunday 26 April 2020
Olive, aged 93 is set to use her wordsmith skills to take part in the 2.6 Challenge and raise vital funds for people with macular disease.
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Positive results from Charles Bonnet study
Posted: Thursday 23 April 2020
A Macular Society-funded study into a potential treatment for Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) in people with macular disease has reported some encouraging early results.The project, ‘Treating visual hallucinations in people with macular degeneration: a non…
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"I always say that sight loss doesn’t affect me because I won’t let it.”
Posted: Wednesday 22 April 2020
An 89-year-old with macular disease has stepped up to the 2.6 Challenge to support others living with the condition.
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We must not let Coronavirus stop our fight against macular disease
Posted: Tuesday 21 April 2020
Coronavirus is affecting almost every area of life at the moment and it is impossible to ignore the impact it is having on all of us – our hearts go out to all those who have lost lives and loved ones in this crisis, and to those whose livelihoods are at…
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New challenge to save UK charities
Posted: Monday 20 April 2020
Organisers of the UK's major mass-participation events - including the London Marathon - have launched a campaign to help charities plug an expected £4bn income shortfall.The 2.6 Challenge aims to get the public to come up with activities to compensate f…
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