IOL-Vip restores vision in macular degeneration patients

This implant has been in the news for several years now and the development is highly encouraging. We first reported on it in 2008 and the seven years later, it is going from strength to strength. That is good news for macular degeneration patients! 

Patients benefit from the use of a prismatic IOL system, which redirects light away from diseased tissue and toward a peripheral portion of healthy retina.

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You can also click here to read another earlier story we posted on the IOL-Vip lens in 2013. 

Sharing Session: The World of Vitamins

Dear MDS members, 

We are holding our first event in 2016. Please see below for the details. 

Sharing Session: The World of Vitamins

It has been well documented that vitamins are critical to patients of macular degeneration. But in the big colourful world of supplements, which ones work and which ones don't? How do vitamins from the West compare to those imported from Japan?

Bring along your vitamins. Tell us what you are taking and share with us the results. Let's exchange tips and share secrets! Find out what other macular degeneration patients are taking.

MDS President Dr Sharon Siddique will lead the sharing session, offering her years of knowledge on not only the usefulness of vitamins, but also the pitfalls to avoid.

Date: Jan 23, 2016 (Sat)

Time: 2pm to 4pm

Venue: Fifth Avenue Condominium's Function Room, 2 Fifth Avenue, Singapore 268800.

Directions: Fifth Ave Condo is located off Sixth Avenue, which is off Bukit Timah Road. The condo is a very short walk from the Sixth Avenue MRT Station along Downtown Line. The station will open on Dec 27, 2015.

Please sign up by calling Anne at 6238-7387, or sending an email to alleyes@singnet.com.sg.

We will be collecting the MDS subscription fee of $20 for 2016-2017 at the door. Thanks.

See you!