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MDFA announces $200,000 grant for Geographic Atrophy (GA) research
As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, we’re excited to introduce the MDFA 25th Anniversary Award – a major new research grant to support Australian-led research into GA. There is a clear need to prioritise research that addresses critical knowledge gaps in this area.
New research award targets vision health in regional and rural Australia
The Elisabeth Macdonald Memorial Award, announced in the lead up to World Sight Day (9 October 2025) and marking the start of MDFA’s 25th anniversary year, will fund innovative research focused on improving diagnosis, treatment, and support for people living with macular or retinal disease outside major cities.
Read the Governor General’s speech from MDFA Research Grants Awards
Celebrating leading macular disease researchers Speech at Macular Disease Foundation Australia’s Research Awards | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
2025 MDFA research grant awards presented at Admiralty House
Celebrating leading macular disease researchers
2025 Research Grant Recipient
Driving into the future: strategies to enhance independence for drivers with macular degeneration, including licensing options and the role of modern vehicle technology
2025 Grant Family Fund Award Recipient
Exploring exosomal therapeutics delivery strategies for macular disease
2025 Research Grant Recipient
Reducing the risk of end-stage complications of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD): macular atrophy and subretinal fibrosis
2025 Research Grant Recipient
Towards a personalised approach to predicting and preventing progression of age-related macular degeneration
2025 Research Grant Recipient
Genotype-phenotype correlations in PRPH2-associated retinal dystrophy
2025 Research Grant Recipient
Nocturnal hypoxia: An unrecognised risk factor for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
2025 Grant Family Fund Award Recipient
Macular vascular disease: software standardisation and data harmonisation to accelerate the development of new imaging biomarkers and therapies
2025 Grant Family Fund Award Recipient
Next-generation gene therapy for Stargardt Disease: Enhanced AAV-mediated ABCA4 delivery to restore vision