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Nutrition and AMD
Dr Liubov Robman’s MDFA funded study investigated the role of nutrition in age-related macular degeneration.
Potential new treatment for dry AMD
Apellis announces initial results from two phase III studies in geographic atrophy.
Night vision and AMD
Researcher Chi Luu develops new technology to test night vision in early AMD.
Researcher Prof Bamini Gopinath
Professor Bamini Gopinath has received Research Grants for AMD research on lifestyle, nutrition and carers.
In the lab: Professor Erica Fletcher
MDFA funding has allowed Professor Erica Fletcher to take strides towards identifying people at risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Laura Downie Mad-CCAT
We awarded a research grant to develop an innovative auditing platform called the Macular Degeneration Clinical Care Audit Tool (MaDCCAT) to assess the eye care received by people with AMD.
Studying biomarkers in the blood
MDFA funding allowed A/Prof Gerald Liew to study biomarkers in the blood that suggest a defect in mitochondrial function may be linked to AMD.
Meet a researcher: Prof Steven Krilis
Prof Steven Krilis received an MDFA Research Grant to examine the critical role that two proteins have in the development of AMD.
Creating a stem cell bank
This MDFA-funded project explored the genetic pathways leading to dry AMD, creating a bank of stem cells that researchers across the globe can access.