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Top tips for travelling with sight loss
Latest news, posted 25 April 2025
With summer on the horizon, with it comes the excitement of planning holidays, weekends away and even just a day trip to somewhere new. But if you’re living with sight loss, especially macular disease, travel can bring a few extra challenges.
How are new treatments developed?
Latest news, posted 28 April 2025
Developing new treatments for macular disease is a lengthy process involving many steps. From understanding the causes of a condition, to finding new treatments to test, and finally, going through the stages of clinical trials.
"The most amazing thing I have ever done"
Latest news, posted 1 May 2025
Before signing up for the London Marathon, Becky never saw herself as a runner and the furthest she’d ever run was three miles.
GPs urged to report unfit drivers
Latest news, posted 18 December 2015
GPs have been urged to tell the DVLA about any patients who continue to drive when they are medically unfit to do so.
Proposed ban on pavement parking rejected
Latest news, posted 18 December 2015
A proposed law to ban pavement parking across England and Wales has been rejected by the Government.Transport Minister Mr Goodwill, the MP for Scarborough and Whitby, said the Government could make no decision in favour of implementing a national ban wit…
Christmas Appeal launches
Latest news, posted 18 December 2015
Our Christmas Appeal, which is now in its fifth year, was officially launched last month.
New stem cell trial offers potential cure for AMD
Latest news, posted 18 December 2015
Surgeons in London have carried out a pioneering human embryonic stem cell operation in an ongoing trial to find a cure for age-related macular degeneration.This first operation is a major milestone in the London Project to Cure Blindness, which was esta…
Health Talk seeks genomic research participants
Latest news, posted 1 February 2016
Health Talk, which provides free information about health issues by sharing people's real-life experiences, is looking to talk to people who have been invited to take part in the Genome 100,000 Project.
Statins could help prevent AMD
Latest news, posted 5 February 2016
New research has revealed that statins may prevent dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Experiences of Personal Independence Payment on people with sensory impairments
Latest news, posted 9 February 2016
Researchers at NatCen Social Research are currently working on a project about the experiences of people with vision impairment and people with combined hearing and sight loss who have been claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and who will apply fo…