Do you see the future?

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Sweden - Denmark - Norway (Öresund - Kattegat - Skagerrak)

Date of latest update: 2025-04-12

Description

Description (EN):

The Danish-Swedish project will combat frequent eye disease affecting approximately 20 percent of citizens over the age of 60 in the programme region. The age-related eye disease AMD is the main cause of blindness among the elderly. Danish-Swedish cooperation will fight blindness among an increasing number of Scandinavians. Approximately 20 percent of citizens over the age of 60 in the programme region are affected by the age-based macular degeneration (AMD), which is the main cause of blindness among the elderly. Some forms of AMD, which are also referred to as age spots, can be treated to slow visual impairment, but there is no cure for the disease. The project “Can you see the future?” is set in the world to unify cross-border expertise, as the programme region is facing demographic developments that may leave more elderly blind people in the future. The project aims to investigate whether exercise can prevent blindness in the elderly with the eye disease. In addition, the aim is to investigate what it is like to live with AMD, as well as the importance of physical activity for own health, visual quality of life and social community of people living with AMD.

Description (DA):

Dansk-svensk projekt vil bekæmpe hyppig øjensygdom, der rammer cirka 20 procent af borgere over 60 år i programregionen. Den aldersbetingede øjensygdom AMD er den største årsag til blindhed blandt ældre. Dansk-svensk samarbejde vil bekæmpe blindhed blandt et stigende antal skandinavere. Cirka 20 procent af borgere over 60 år i programregionen rammes af øjensygdommen aldersbetinget makula degeneration (AMD), der er den største årsag til blindhed blandt ældre. Nogle former for AMD, der også betegnes som alderspletter, kan behandles, så synsnedsættelsen bremses, men der findes ingen kur for sygdommen. Projektet "Kan du se fremtiden?" er sat i verden for at forene ekspertise på tværs af grænserne, da programregionen står over for en demografisk udvikling, som i fremtiden kan efterlade flere ældre blinde. Projektet har til formål at undersøge, hvorvidt motion kan forhindre blindhed hos ældre med øjensygdommen. Endvidere er målet at undersøge, hvordan det er at leve med AMD samt betydningen af fysisk aktivitet for egen sundhed, synsrelateret livskvalitet og socialt fællesskab hos personer som lever med AMD

Website: https://arkiv.interreg-oks.eu/

Thematic information

Health and social services

Specific Objective: Increase the applied research and innovation oriented activity in the ÖKS (Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak) area

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (1)

Lead Partner: Region Sjælland

Address: Vestermarksvej 23, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark