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• Fred Davies

  11 Nov 2017

  I have very successful operations at Western Eye by Prof Bloom

  Serious Readers reply:

  Dear Mr Davis, thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear you have had successful operations.

• Kathleen Owens

  12 Nov 2017

  Why is there no apparent interest in monitoring the transition from dry to wet ARMD? I am relatively symptom free apart from the bendy lines and await with dread the path both parents took to being seriously visually impaired. Should research investigate the possibility of preventing progression of the condition during earlier stages? I think so. I take Vision Ace +, wear sunglasses etc.

  Serious Readers reply:

  Dear Ms Owens, many thanks for your comments. The Macustar project aims to develop new imaging techniques, vision testing and patient reported outcome measures in order to see if subtle changes in AMD can be spotted over time. It is hoped that this will result in more efficient clinical trials and, eventually, drug development. Regarding your observations, unfortunately the researchers do not state whether the project will include studying the transition from dry to wet AMD, nor whether their objective is to identify macular degeneration in its early stages.

• Jonet

  12 Nov 2017

  Are you looking for volunteers to monitor? Have been diagnosed with very early AMD. My mother had it too.

  Serious Readers reply:

  Dear Jonet, thank you for your interest. The five year research programme in the UK started September 2017 at City, University of London. We are not sure what the volunteering process is, but you might like to contact Professor David Crabb david.crabb.1@city.ac.uk or Dr Alison Binns alison.binns.1@city.ac.uk (mentioning Macustar research) at the School of Health Sciences at City, University of London in the first instance to see if volunteers are required.

• Sarah Denholm

  13 Nov 2017

  I am interested to be kept updated on research. My mother has macular degeneration.

  Serious Readers reply:

  Dear Ms Denholm, thank you for getting in contact. We publish a six-weekly email newsletter (Serious About Light) which is a digest of key news and research in all areas of sight and light. This often includes updates on macular degeneration. To subscribe please visit https://www.seriousreaders.com/pages/subscribe. In addition, you may be interested in our knowledge bank (The Serious Blog) which contains a number of articles on macular degeneration. Simply visit https://www.seriousreaders.com/blog and click on “Macular degeneration” on the right hand side of the page.