In Leicester, UK, in a programme of peer support, 6 weekly 1 1/2-hour discussion groups were led by 3–4 people with at least 5 years' experience of living with MD [134]. Participants received leaflets which acted as guidelines for each topic for discussion in the group. Participant c...
R. ROSENTHAL3 Newcastle, Bristol, Leicester and Birmingham SUMMARY As the demography of Western society changes, the population prevalence of diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is expected to rise. Despite this, there remains a paucity of quality data concerning the population ...
Age-specific prevalence of nAMD in the UK population is estimated at 1.2% in those aged ≥50 years, increasing to 2.5% in those aged ≥65 years and 6.3% in those aged ≥80 years [10]. The number of prevalent cases of late AMD is expected to rise steadily due to population ageing. T...
I will be on or near this road for a long time now. It was very busy and rather unpleasant but I soon found an exit onto the NCR cycleway number 7 which went along the banks of the River Clyde, skirted Dumbarton and Alexandria and then took me north beside the meandering River Leven...