In 2008, AHAF also began a partnership with a non-profit organization called MD Support. Through its website and print publications, MD Support offers guidance for people wanting to start low vision support groups in retirement communities worldwide. Membership in the International Macular Degeneration Support Group (IMDSG) is free, as is all information provided. This includes monthly newsletters on the latest medical developments, internet presentations on eye care and low vision, and email messages, all of which are designed to help cope with low vision. There are currently over 150 IMDSG member groups representing more than 2400 people around the world. As MD Support’s partner, AHAF is helping to contact more people about initiating and maintaining support groups. AHAF also serves as a resource for more information about macular degeneration and glaucoma. Finally, MD Support encourages interested individuals to donate to the Macular Degeneration Research program of AHAF.