Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Assignment #3
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MACULAR DEGENERATION SOCIETY
SINGAPORE
The Macular Degeneration Society (MDS) is a non-profit
organisation set up in June 2007 to offer support for macular
degeneration patients and build awareness of this eye disease in
Singapore.
The society recognises the need to spread the word on the disease
and reach out to macular degeneration sufferers in Singapore, as MD
is fast becoming the No. 1 eye problem in the country.
The lack of awareness of this chronic disease in Singapore is
worrying. A 2006 survey found that only seven among a hundred
Singaporeans have heard of the disease.
A study in 1997 also found that there were 154 unknown cases for
every known case.
There are no current figures on how many Singaporeans have MD,
but a community study in 1997 showed that one in four people aged
60 and above here suffered from age-related macular degeneration
(AMD).
MDS hopes to reach out and help macular degeneration sufferers
through regular support group sessions.
The society also holds forums, inviting eye specialists to share latest
medical developments and breakthroughs with members and the
public.
Associate Professor Au Eong Kah Guan, medical director and senior
consultant eye surgeon with the Singapore International Eye Cataract
Retina Centre, is the adviser of MDS.
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