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    mEYE World 2012

    Macular Degeneration Foundation has announced, as part of World Sight Day activities, the winners of the mEYE World Photographic Competition 2012.

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    TV campaign

    The Macular Degeneration Foundation has launched a new national awareness campaign that featured symptom recognition.

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    Global leaders discuss wet AMD

    International experts met in Sydney in 2012 to develop a road map for the management of wet age-related macular degeneration.

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    Switching should be allowed

    With a new treatment for wet AMD coming on the market, drug switching between Lucentis and Eylea should be allowed.

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    Focus on families

    Research has revealed Australians significantly underestimate the role of family history in developing macular degeneration.

    Federal Budget reassuring

    Macular Degeneration Foundation believes a cap on the Medicare item number for the treatment of wet AMD should have minimal impact on patients.

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    TGA approves Eylea

    The TGA has approved a new drug, Eylea, for the treatment of wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration.

    Audio description trial

    ABC to trial audio description on television to assist people who are blind or visually impaired.

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    Judi Dench shares AMD diagnosis

    Dame Judi Dench has revealed a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration.

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