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    The latest funding round now brings MDFA’s commitment to macular disease research to $5.8 million across 35 projects since 2011.

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    New research award targets vision health in regional and rural Australia 

    The Elisabeth Macdonald Memorial Award, announced on World Sight Day (9 October 2025) and marking the start of MDFA’s 25th anniversary year, will fund innovative research focused on improving diagnosis, treatment, and support for people living with macular or retinal disease outside major cities. 

    MDFA announces $200,000 grant for Geographic Atrophy (GA) research

    Learn more about the MDFA 25th Anniversary Award and how to apply

    Celebrating 25 years of impact – together  

    As we prepare to mark our 25th anniversary, we’re reflecting on the journey so far – and the incredible community that made it possible.  

    Read the Governor General’s speech from MDFA Research Grants Awards 

    Speech at Macular Disease Foundation Australia’s Research Awards | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

    Celebrating leading macular disease researchers

    2025 MDFA research grant awards presented at Admiralty House

    2025 Grant Family Fund Award Recipient

    Next-generation gene therapy for Stargardt Disease: Enhanced AAV-mediated ABCA4 delivery to restore vision 

    2025 Grant Family Fund Award Recipient

    Macular vascular disease: software standardisation and data harmonisation to accelerate the development of new imaging biomarkers and therapies 

    2025 Research Grant Recipient 

    Genotype-phenotype correlations in PRPH2-associated retinal dystrophy

    2025 Research Grant Recipient  

    Nocturnal hypoxia: An unrecognised risk factor for neovascular age-related macular degeneration

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