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In this episode of the My Macular and Me podcast, we are joined by guests Chris and Dawn who share their journey with macular disease. They talk through their diagnosis and it's impact, as well as how their hobbies have helped them to find joy, adapt, and maintain mental well-being during difficult times.

Links to share:
Instagram: Dawn, Chris
Facebook: Dawn, Chris
Pathway Yoga YouTube Channel
Blind Man With a Backpack Blog

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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For this episode of the My Macular and Me podcast, we are revisiting one of talks from Dr Matteo Rizzi, research fellow at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, as he speaks on Stargardt disease and how it affects vision, as well as the future of gene therapy.

Dr Matteo Rizzi joined the My Macular and Me podcast with Dr Omar Mahroo earlier this year to discuss photopsia and photophobia in patients with Stargardt disease. If you would like to find out more on this topic, you can listen here.

For more information on registration, please visit the Macular Society website. Or if you have any questions, please get in touch at [email protected]

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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New research has found that taking a daily vitamin and mineral supplement can slow the progression of late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), otherwise known as geographic atrophy (GA).

Dr Tiarnan Keenan from the National Eye Institute joins us to discuss these new findings in more detail and answer your questions.

Previously, supplements, based on the AREDS2 formula, have only been recommended for those with the earlier stages of AMD. Listen to learn how this promising discovery could help maintain vision and independence longer for those with late-stage dry AMD.

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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Being registered as sight impaired can often make it easier to get practical help and it may qualify you for certain benefits. In this episode of the My Macular and Me podcast, we are joined by ophthalmologist Christiana Dinah, and Macular Society Working Age and Young People's Manager, Colin Daniels, as they discuss the ins and outs of registering as sight impaired.

For more information on registration, please visit the Macular Society website. Or if you have any questions, please get in touch at [email protected]

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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Living with sight loss may entitle you to extra financial support to help with day-to-day costs, but do you know what you can claim? Our mini series Bitesize Benefits will cover a range of topics related to financial and workplace support for those living with macular disease.

Join us as we look at the recent Autumn Budget announcement and explore what these updates could mean for those living with sight loss.

For more information on benefits available to help those living with macular disease and their families, please visit our website.

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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For this My Macular and Me podcast we are joined by Professor Linda Troeberg from the University of East Anglia as she shares updates on her Macular Society funded research project looking at Sorsby's fundus dystrophy.

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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In this episode of the My Macular and Me podcast, we are joined by Hannah Keegan, programmes manager at the Macular Society, and Skills for Seeing volunteer Pat McGeough. Join us to find out how eccentric viewing can help make best use of your remaining vision and to learn other useful tips and tricks to help make those everyday tasks that little bit easier when living with sight loss.   

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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Discover how to keep your eyes healthy in this episode of the My Macular and Me podcast as we are joined by Yuan Gao, an experienced optometrist from the Imperial College Healthcare Trust, and Vicky Thompson, one of our regional managers at the Macular Society. Join us as we explore what we should be doing to protect our eyesight. 

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

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In this episode of Bitesize Benefits Emma and Colin are joined by Zsuzsi Szabo, Employment Manager at Support4Sight Essex, as they explore the world of employment for those living with sight loss. Listen as they discuss disclosing sight loss to an employer and the benefits of applying for an Access to Work grant. 

This is part of our Bitesize Benefits mini series where we look at a range of topics relating to financial and employment support for those living with macular disease.   

For more information on job hunting, employment and benefit entitlement, please visit our website.

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

For more information from Support4Sight Essex, please visit their website.

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In this episode of Bitesize Benefits Emma and Colin are joined by Zsuzsi Szabo, Employment Manager at Support4Sight Essex, as they explore the world of employment for those living with sight loss. Listen as we share our key tips job searching, volunteering, job applications and CV writing. 

This is part of our Bitesize Benefits mini series where we look at a range of topics relating to financial and employment support for those living with macular disease.   

For more information on job hunting, employment and benefit entitlement, please visit our website.

The Macular Society has been supporting people with macular conditions for over 30 years. The right information and support can help people overcome their worries and retain their independence. We provide free information and support to those with macular disease, along with their family and friends. If you or a family member need advice or support, please make sure to reach out. No one has to face macular disease alone. Please call us on 0300 3030 111.

For more information from Support4Sight Essex, please visit their website.