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MDFA showcases groundbreaking research projects in new impact report
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has launched its new Research Impact Report, which showcases the groundbreaking projects our organisation has funded to help reduce the impact of macular disease.
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.
2023 Research Grant Program recipients announced
MDFA is Australia’s largest source of research funding in the field of macular disease outside of government.
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2023 Research Grant recipient
Spatial transcriptomics in diabetic macular ischaemia
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2023 Research Grants Program
MDFA is Australia’s largest source of research funding in the field of macular disease outside of government
Excellence in Research Award in honour of Richard Grills (AM)
Composition and functionality of high-density lipoprotein in age-related macular degeneration and a high-risk disease phenotype
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2023 Research Grant Family Fund recipient
Redefining macular disease diagnosis to improve access to emerging therapies
2023 Research Grant Recipient
Investigating mitochondrial dysfunction in macular degeneration – towards new treatments and biomarkers
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2023 Research Grant Family Fund recipient
Evaluating the potential of hyperspectral imaging for detecting and monitoring geographic atrophy Accurate monitoring of