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    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.

    Macular Disease Foundation Australia welcomes new treatment for Geographic Atrophy

    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval of the new eye injection treatment pegcetacoplan (SYFOVRE®) is welcome news, as it will give many people with Geographic Atrophy a treatment option that they’ve never had before to slow the progression of the disease.

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    Eye Connect – Australia’s first macular disease support service

    National peak body Macular Disease Foundation Australia (MDFA) has launched Eye Connect – Australia’s first

    Survey shows new Eye Connect service benefiting AMD community 

    MDFA has received a positive response from the people participating in our new Eye Connect support service.

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