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" Charity backs fight for sight-saving drugs The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is backing three pensioners in a landmark court case over sight-saving treatment. Warwickshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) is thought to be the only PCT that has refused to fund a single patient&amp;#039;s treatment with sight-saving anti-VEGF drugs, which have been proven to successfully halt wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Wet AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in the UK, and patients need prompt treatment to minimise the risk of permanent damage. Three claimants have now taken Warwickshire PCT all the way to the High Court in London, including Nuneaton pensioner Raymond Liggins. Mr Liggins, 76, is fighting for treatment as he fears he may not be able to continue caring for his wife Olive - who has suffered a stroke - if his eye sight continues to deteriorate. &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s morally wrong to let people go blind when there are treatments available,&amp;#039; Mr Liggins claimed. &amp;#039;Olive depends on me so how can I care for her if I go blind? If I lived with my son in Scotland I&amp;#039;d get my treatment free on the NHS. So why is Warwickshire PCT forcing me to fight for my sight?&amp;#039; Steve Winyard, head of campaigns at RNIB, said that health care bosses &amp;#039;should be ashamed&amp;#039;. &amp;#039;They argue they have an exceptional cases policy, but over 50 patients have applied for treatment and all have been refused funding,&amp;#039; Mr Winyard revealed. &amp;#039;By making it impossible for anyone to qualify for funding, the PCT is heartlessly letting patients in their care go blind, rather than pay for the treatment that could save their sight.&amp;#039; \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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