Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119531

Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE Guidance to prevent irreversible sight loss is being met for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued technology appraisal guidance recommending several medicines for use in the treatment of wet age-related macular generation. The National Health Service in England is legally required...

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