CTA - caption
All blocks test page
Page cards
Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
Page cards- dark
Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
Page cards - light
Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
Page cards - alt
Diagnosis and treatment
Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other imaging. It is important to get your eyes checked at least every two years.
Downloads list
Image wrap left
Image wrap right
Pull quote
name
Pull quote
name
Title related articles
Generous donations to remember our loved ones
Posted: Monday 29 December 2025
Alongside resolutions and well wishes, the New Year is also often a time to remember those who are no longer with us.
Grandsons cycle 44km for grandma, raising £1,000 to Beat Macular Disease
Posted: Friday 19 December 2025
A grandmother has spoken of her pride after her grandsons, aged just 10 and 12 cycled more than 40km to raise more than £1,000 for macular research on her behalf.
Macular disease Christmas tree rounds off church’s 2025 fundraising
Posted: Friday 19 December 2025
A Christmas tree with a difference has rounded off a church community’s year of fundraising - putting macular disease in the spotlight.
CTA btn
CTA btn
Macular Society Virtual Clinic welcomes world-leading AMD expert
Posted: Wednesday 2 June 2021
We’re excited to announce that Gregory Hageman, a world-leading professor of ophthalmology, will be joining us as a special guest at this month’s Virtual Clinic.
Find out more
“Volunteering got me through lockdown"
Posted: Tuesday 1 June 2021
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 the vision and continue doing the things they love.
Find out more
“I’ve learned to be a bit more compassionate with myself”
Posted: Thursday 20 May 2021
Emilee was diagnosed with macular disease at the age of 24. “I didn’t think it really affected me very much at first,” she said.
Find out more
People container
Upper text
upper text
lower text
Lower test
Image cards without links
Pizza 1
Pizza 2