Welcome to your June e-newsletter, and happy Volunteers’ Week! A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who have continued to deliver such a valuable service over the past 18 months.
This month could spell the end of coronavirus restrictions for much of the UK. However you are feeling about it, we are always here for you and will continue to provide a range of digital services, so you can access our support, wherever you are. We’re still working on our plans to resume face-to-face services, but in the meantime we’d love to hear how you are feeling about the return to normal. Find out how at the end of this e-newsletter.
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“Volunteering got me through lockdown”
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Since becoming a Skills for Seeing volunteer five years ago, Caroline Noall has provided one-to-one training to more than 46 people with macular disease – teaching them how to make best use of their remaining vision and continue doing the things they love. In Volunteers’ Week Caroline tells us how volunteering has given her new purpose and focus.
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New research shows reversing sight loss could be possible
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Research conducted at University College London (UCL) has proven that restoring the photoreceptor cells which give us our vision is possible, and could lead to future research trials.
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Macular Society Virtual Clinic welcomes world-leading AMD expert
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We’re excited to announce a special guest at this month’s Virtual Clinic. Professor Greg Hageman has spent the last 30 years studying genetics and the biology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), so a cure can be found. He will talk about the progress he has been made over the last three decades, as well as his latest genetic research.
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Webinar to focus on punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC)
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PIC is a rare condition caused by inflammation at the back of the eye. Although it is not fully understood what causes PIC, good progress is being made in detecting and monitoring the condition. Join our next condition-specific Virtual Clinic later this month to find out more.
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“I’ve learned to be a bit more compassionate with myself”
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Emilee was diagnosed with macular disease at the age of 24 and spent a few years waiting for the news to hit her. But, it wasn’t until she was encouraged to write about her condition that her real feelings about it emerged.
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As plans are underway to relax coronavirus restrictions over the coming weeks, we would love to hear how you’re feeling about it. Are you worried about attending your eye clinic? Are you apprehensive about socialising again? Or, maybe you are looking forward to things returning to normal and can’t wait to resume those face-to-face appointments or activities? Please share your thoughts by emailing us at stories@macularsociety.org.
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