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During our 50th anniversary year, double your donations to Retina UK for one week only - at no extra cost to you!

Welcome to the winter edition of Look Forward. It’s packed full of news from our Conferences, the latest research news and an interview with Hassina Zeriri, one of our funded PhD students.

We have also included details of lots of ways you can get involved with Retina UK over the coming months, along with some suggested festive fundraising for the Christmas period.

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This edition of Look Forward includes the very latest news about an experimental therapy by Retina UK funded researchers, an article about one of our PhD students, a calendar of events in 2025, the usual research news round-up and lots more. Please take the time to complete our Sight Loss Survey, enclosed with this edition. You can find out more about the Survey.

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Last year, with your help, we raised an incredible £53,752, which made great strides in helping our medical research recover from the pandemic.

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Saturday 15 November 2025, 1.00pm - 4.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for a Christmas get together with a raffle and festive buffet lunch courtesy of the Blind Baker.

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Inside this edition, register now for our AI webinar on 7 December with Dr Nikolas Pontikos.

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