This episode of Talking Optics looks at Age-related Macular Degeneration from three different angles.

Dr Rebekka Heitmar, Reader in Optometry and Vision Sciences, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, is the first guest. She explains how AMD can impact a patient’s quality of life, coming to terms with an AMD diagnosis and how primary care optometrists can support patients and potentially gain more job satisfaction.

Next, we chat with the Chief Executive of the Macular Society, Cathy Yelf about what the charity does to help those with macular conditions and the research it finds into finding new treatments to manage AMD.

Lastly, Macular Support Group leader Julie Parker explains how it feels to be diagnosed with AMD and how it impacts her everyday life.

This episode Talking Optics is sponsored by the Practice Plus Group

Founded as Care UK in 1982 and rebranded as Practice Plus Group in 2020, we’re proud to provide a wider range of specialist care than any other private healthcare organisation in the UK.

We treat NHS and private patients, and work out of several specialist locations around the UK. Our services include hospitals and surgical centres, GP practices, NHS walk-in centres, GP out-of-hours, prison healthcare, and diagnostic facilities. We also pride ourselves on delivering one of the country’s leading ophthalmology services and run a number of NHS 111 call centres.

With more than one million patients assessed, diagnosed, and treated by Practice Plus Group every year, we’re proud to count ourselves as one of the leading healthcare providers in the UK.

For more information about Practice Plus Group and our Ophthalmology service please visit: https://practiceplusgroup.com/?utm_source=opticiansmag&utm_medium=biopage&utm_campaign=eye&utm_term=amd