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Apellis is seeking potential participants for its Patient Ambassador Program

Apellis is seeking potential participants for its Patient Ambassador Program. As part of the program, participants will take part in trainings for the preparation of events where they may share about their geographic atrophy (GA) journey. Please understand that a limited number of individuals will be selected to participate. Apellis staff will talk with you [Read More]

Access in Sight – National Macular Degeneration Advocacy and Action Week

As part of AMD Awareness Month, and having declared the fourth week in February Access in Sight – National Macular Degeneration Advocacy and Action Week, the Age-related Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF) is inviting members of the AMD community to come to Washington, DC, on February 28-29, to meet with their representatives in Congress and the Senate to [Read More]

Call for New Applicants for ASPECT Patient Engagement Program at Prevent Blindness

The application period is now open for all who wish to participate in the  ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program at Prevent Blindness. We are recruiting individuals with vision impairment or blindness as well as allies (i.e. parents or guardians, care partners, nonprofit representatives, multidisciplinary clinicians, eye care providers, and [Read More]

Where Are We Now?

A Summary of the Past 30 Years of Low Vision Research and Development (An update presented to the International Low Vision Support Group by Director Dan Roberts) Macular Degeneration Support’s International Low Vision Support Group will soon celebrate its 30th year as a leading outreach to people affected by macular degeneration and other diseases leading [Read More]

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