Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Macular Degeneration Macular Degeneration The Hon. K.L. VINCENT Legislative Council Macular Degeneration In reply to the Hon. K.L. VINCENT (11 February 2015). The Hon. G.E. GAGO Legislative Council Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers Macular Degeneration The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers): I have been advised: 'Wet' and 'Dry' are terms applied to late stage Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Wet AMD requires expensive monthly injections, whereas there is no current treatment for Dry AMD. The research trialling Ellex Medical's Retinal Rejuvenation Therapy is targeting the early stages of AMD, for which there is no current treatment available. If the trial is successful, it will have the potential to delay the progression of the disease and thereby reduce the massive burden of treatment to patients, their families, and the whole health care system