Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Macular degeneration is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in Italy
- Retina Italia OnlusRetina Italia (Retina International member): national association against hereditary retinal dystrophies, promoting research on retinitis pigmentosa, macular degenerations and other causes of low vision.All of Italy
- Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti ETS-APS (UICI)Italian Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted (EBU member), national association with provincial sections; represents and supports everyone with sight loss regardless of cause (incl. AMD, glaucoma, DR, RP).All of Italy
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in Italy and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Macular degeneration.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Macular degeneration to compare with. Family and friends can help.