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Saturday 12 October, 1.00pm - 2.00pm *Rescheduled from 5 October* In-person Wellbeing Event - Come and join us for a session of Puppy Yoga!

• Local peer support group

In recent years there has, understandably, been a lot of excitement around cutting-edge therapies that target the specific genetic faults underlying inherited sight loss.

• News

Inflammation and retinal degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa: Can lessons learned in the lab help us identify treatments in the clinic?

• Webinar
• Video

Giving a regular monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is a wonderful way to help Retina UK support the inherited sight loss community.

Our Keynote speaker will be Mr Kanmin Xue. Mr Xue is a Consultant Vitreo-retinal Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital and Wellcome Trust clinician scientist fellow at the University of Oxford where he leads the Retinal Disease and Repair Group.

• Information event
• Audio
• Written

There are many ongoing clinical and laboratory studies around the world, exploring innovative approaches to treating inherited sight loss.

• News

Many of our materials can be downloaded from our website, free of charge. Printed materials can be ordered as well.

As Luxturna reaches the clinic and other gene-specific therapies for inherited retinal disease get closer to the end of the development pipeline, it is becoming ever more important that affected families can access a genetic diagnosis, potentially opening up choices around treatment and clinical trial participation.

• News

Funding from Retina UK has allowed to team to explore the viability of gene therapy as a treatment for RP and related conditions, and build a pipeline of clinical trials.

Our community is informed and knowledgeable about current research projects into the cause(s) of and treatments for these conditions.