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How science is tackling one of the most common causes of sight loss

2/7/2025 • 28 min

Dame Judi Dench has recently been in the news speaking about the long-term issue she’s been having with sight loss. The veteran actor has a condition known as age-related macular degeneration that currently affects around 700,000 people in the UK. In this episode, we catch up with Prof Richard Gale, an ophthalmologist based at Hull York Medical School. He tell… Play episode

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