Search results for: “Macular degeneration”
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Living and Thriving with AMD
Life with macular degeneration can still be full and rewarding. Don’t wait for a cure to live and thrive! Low Vision ResourcesAssistive Technology for Age-related Macular Degeneration. Emotional Well BeingDepression is a natural process of working through the issues of AMD. Psychiatrist Arnold Wyse, M.D. gives reassuring guidelines for understanding that process and for gauging
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AMDF Reviews SeeBoost – Assistive Device for Central Vision Loss
Earlier this year we had the opportunity to review a different kind of vision assistance device. SeeBoost glasses are designed specifically for central vision loss due to macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy. What is SeeBoost? Where other low vision assistive devices are designed for low vision more generally, the founders of SeeBoost wanted to create
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AMDF In the Trenches: Stimulating Research Through New Grants and Partnerships
Through a growing portfolio of research grants and creative partnerships with other eye research funders, the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF) is finding ways to efficiently leverage its resources and accelerate the development of promising approaches to improve the lives of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients. At AMDF, we have been hearing from researchers that
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New Proposed Bill Could Drive $1 Billion to Eye Research Over 4 Years
D.C. Financial Analyst, Karen Petrou, and founder of Federal Financial Analytics may have designed a solution to getting big investors behind a stage of research that is so hard to fund, it has been dubbed the “Valley of Death” of research by some. We interviewed Karen to talk about the bill. You can listen to
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New Proposed Bill Could Drive $1 Billion to Eye Research Over 4 Years
D.C. Financial Analyst, Karen Petrou, and founder of Federal Financial Analytics may have designed a solution to getting big investors behind a stage of research that is so hard to fund, it has been dubbed the “Valley of Death” of research by some. We interviewed Karen to talk about the bill. You can listen to
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AMD Awareness Pin: Putting the Power of Awareness into Your Hands
The AMD Awareness Pin was created to be a tool that empowers you and the whole AMD community to raise awareness at the grassroots level. Thank you for joining us in the effort to raise awareness about age-related macular degeneration (AMD)! The pin is designed with abstract symbolism to help you remember some key facts
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Surveys
Recently we teamed up with The Angiogenesis Foundation in an initiative to improve age-related macular degeneration patient outcomes. But to know where improvements are really needed, we need to hear from as many people as possible who have the disease or are caring for someone with the disease. This will help us identify what aspects of treatment
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AMDF Supported Researcher Receives Award at ARVO 2017
Back in May, some members of our team attended the ARVO 2017 conference in Baltimore, MD. ARVO is The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world, and the yearly conference is the largest gathering of those researchers and doctors. Our mission in attending
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Founder of Tip-n-Split, Connie Inukai
How inventing a product to help restaurant goers with aging eyesight led her to discovering Age-Related Macular Degeneration and inspired her to give back. “I didn’t know about Macular Degeneration until I invented this product.” A few years ago, as she was approaching retirement, Connie Inukai found herself facing a challenge many do as they
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Behind the Scenes of AMDF’s 2017 Feast for the Eyes Calendar
On a sunny day back in May, a team of people came together to cook for, photograph, and design a calendar with delicious foods good for eye health. Some key people from the team that developed the AMDF cookbook, Eat Right for Your Sight, came together to create the Feast for the Eyes calendar. Jennifer Trainer Thompson