Volunteer Impact Report
Our volunteers are highly valued members of the Retina UK team and their roles are essential to help support and enable people affected by inherited sight loss to live fulfilling lives.
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Let’s talk about tech
As people living with sight loss we are constantly looking for solutions to make our lives easier without too much effort or cost writes Jonathan Abro.
E-Newsletter June 2024
Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.
x-linked inheritance
X-linked inheritance means that the faulty gene is located on the X chromosome, the larger of the two sex chromosomes.
Gene therapy treatment Luxturna accepted for use in Scotland
Retina UK is delighted that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted the gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for ongoing use by the NHS in Scotland.
Our Partners
We are proud to work collaboratively with a number of corporate partners to enable our community to live fulfilled lives today as well as supporting the pharmaceutical industry in their mission to develop potential new treatments.
Retina UK-funded discovery leads to $2.5 award for further research
A discovery made as part of research funded by Retina UK has led to a prestigious award of $2.5 million, enabling scientists to undertake more in-depth investigations and work towards a treatment for a particular type of retinitis pigmentosa.
Hope for the future
In this article, we hear Colin's story and the reasons why he has hope for the future.
You could win £25,000 every week with the Retina UK Lottery!
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Dorset & South West Local Peer Support Group
Tuesday 22 July, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join us for the launch meeting of our new Dorset & South West Local Peer Support Group and delighted to introduce our volunteer group facilitator Suzanne Clarke.