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May is Macula Month – Protect Your Vision, Take Action Today
May marks Macula Month, a national call to action for Australians to prioritise their eye health and take steps to prevent vision loss caused by macular disease.

Letting go of the wheel
The Hon. Jillian Skinner AM reflects on stopping driving at night; new research on driving cessation released

MDFA response to Federal Budget announcement 2025-26
Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) is pleased with the Federal Government’s increased investment to make

Our latest edition of Vision Voice is here
Welcome to the latest edition of Vision Voice.

Our latest newsletter is out now
Read the Autumn 2025 edition of the Vision Voice newsletter.

Government defers MBS private health insurance reclassification
Statement from Dr Kathy Chapman, CEO, Macular Disease Foundation Australia

Opinion Editorial: Sight preservation should be a national priority
By The Hon. Jillian Skinner, AM, former NSW Minister for Health. This article was originally published by News Corp.

Living with macular disease consumes 12% of age pension payments
Macular Disease Foundation Australia calls on next Federal Government to bulk-bill sight-saving eye injections for pensioners.

Call to Federal Government to bulk bill eye injections for pensioners
We have released new research in collaboration with the University of New South Wales which has revealed the median total cost for people living with macular disease, who also receive sight-saving eye injections, is 12 percent* ($3,621) of the annual government pension payment.