Program areas at Macular Degeneration Association
The Macular Degeneration Association has created educational in-person programs and virtual educational programs for those that cannot come to a live program. These programs not only provide information for the person that has been affected by macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema but will bring precautionary measures to their family members and helpful information for caregivers. All programs feature experts in the field of retina or optomety, providing information about risk factors, genetic predisposition, proper diagnosis, new treatment options, research information, clinical trials and new drug advances. Participants are given a chance to interact with the doctor and ask questions.
Macular Degeneration Association has created a state of the art website to provide an extensive number of resources and information to help those affected by macular degeneration and additional diseases that can affect macular degeneration. This website includes educational videos that are produced for patients, family members and caregivers. The website is ADA compliant and is accessible to people with vision disabilities. There is also a feature for those that speak Sapnish to convert English to Spanish. We continue to include up to date information on all eye diseases, new treatment options, research information, clinical trials and new drug advances. Our user friendly website provides the user with friendly navigation, accessibility tools and information for patients, professionals, caregivers and families. This website has an average 689,000 hits annually.
The Macular Degenration Association produces newsletters quarterly. The information provided is for those that have age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma and cataracts. The newsletter provides educational information, new research, new drug therapies, clinical trials and treatments. The newsletters go out to 65,000 doctors, patients, families and caregivers. Brochures were designed and provided to doctors to help their patients navigate macular degeneration and find resources that can help. We have a very robust social media following including 17,258 followers on Facebook, 7,905 on Twitter, 1,359 on Linked In and 710 on Pinterest.