A/Prof Gerald Liew’s second MDFA Research Grant is allowing him to investigate a potential sight-saving supplement to improve dysfunctional mitochondria and prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Our final Vision Voice for the year celebrates two remarkable centenarian members of our community who are vigilant in maintaining their vision with sight-saving eye injections.
MDFA and TerryWhite Chemmart are providing people aged 50+ with a fast, easy way to understand and assess their general risk factors for macular disease.
The centenarian, whose bookshelves and cupboards are crammed with biographies, literary classics and the odd Agatha Christie mystery, regards her regular eye injections as a lifeline.
Since 2001, MDFA has supported thousands of people each year with information about macular disease.
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) have a significant impact on the Australian population, with approximately 1
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has recently provided the Department of Health and Ageing with
MDFA’s latest newsletter is out now.
MDFA is Australia’s largest source of research funding in the field of macular disease outside of government.