An MDFA Research Grant allowed Professor Mark Gillies to expand his Fight Retinal Blindness! project across the globe.
MDFA funding allowed Prof Paul Mitchell to build upon his landmark Blue Mountains Eye Study.
Research reveals importance of gene variation for AMD While the exact cause of age-related macular
MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose AC OBE calls on Government to reject Medicare eye injection rebate cut.
An additional 47,000 Australians will experience severe vision loss or blindness if a proposed cut to the Medicare rebate for sight-saving eye injections is approved, warns MDFA Patron Ita Buttrose AC OBE.
It took a severe health crisis and stern words from a passionate ER doctor, but Byron Bay surfer Shane Dunbar-Reid now has the diabetic eye disease – that threatened to blind him – in check.
Macula Month in May is our annual awareness campaign, to help Australians understand their risk of macular diseases and take early action to save their sight.
Too many Australians have their eyes closed to diabetic retinopathy – the leading cause of blindness among our working-age population, a new Macula Month study has revealed.
This newsletter leads with the Aged Care Royal Commission’s recommendation to make aids and equipment more accessible for older Australians – a major win for our community.