Andrew McClean

Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states

The company highlighted a potential “first-in-class” treatment for reducing intraocular pressure

The national charity is highlighting the need for more research into macular disease in order to stop it “in its tracks”

Funding for research has been announced during Macular Week

Research funded by Fight for Sight is being carried out by Queen’s University Belfast

The services opened in May 2018 in order to deliver high quality hospital expertise closer to patients’ homes

The pharmaceutical company is aiming to uphold patient access to licensed treatment options for wet AMD

The procedure involves detaching the retina and injecting a virus to correct the cause of the eye disease

Clinical lead optometrist at Bayfields Opticians, Diba Choudhury, and her patient, Jacqueline Daccus, discuss the referral that led to treatment for suspected AMD

M&S Opticians has told patients that more exercise and an improved diet can reduce the risk of developing eye conditions