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Dr Rachel Taylor is part of the UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) team at the University of Manchester.

• Case study - research
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Jenny Dewing is a postdoctoral researcher working on a Retina UK-funded project with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka at the University of Southampton.

• Case study - research
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Russ was diagnosed with Choroideremia at the age of 11, after visiting caves in Spain and not being able to see anything.

• Case study - community
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Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.

• Case study - community
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Aged 20, James was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a routine eye appointment in September 2015 and registered partially sighted, just prior to buying his first car and taking his driving test.

• Case study - community
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My name is Mark Baxter and from an early age I was diagnosed with a deteriorating retinal eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa or RP for short, which will slowly lead to blindness.

• Case study - community
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Simon talks about his experience of genetic testing and counselling.

• Case study - community
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Our amazing volunteers are diverse in age, background and ethnicity. The one thing they have in common is that they are all living with, or directly affected by, an inherited sight loss condition.

• Case study - community
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Angus was part of #TeamRetinaUK in 2021 and is running again in 2024. In the run-up to the 2021 race, this is what he had to say:

• Case study - supporter
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Faye was part of #TeamRetinaUK in 2019. This is what she had to say in the run up to the race:

• Case study - supporter
• Video