Comment: Another week that was

Hardly a week goes by that doesn't have a tag of some sort. This week, for those of you who don't know, is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Week and of all the 'weeks' has probably generated the most coverage and profile.

It is truly amazing that in this day and age so few people are aware of AMD. The Royal National Institute of the Blind estimates that 400,000 people may have the condition and each year that total is bolstered by a further 26,000 sufferers across the UK.

The AMD Alliance report, Left to Pay Their Own Way, published on Wednesday highlights how little help sufferers get from their primary care trusts despite the development of drugs specifically to slowdown the progression of AMD.