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RECORDING: Professionals’ Conference – 18 September 2026

Published: 23 September 2026

Video recordings: Retina UK Professionals' Conference 2026

Welcome from our CEO

Tina Garvey, Chief Executive Retina UK

From innovation to independence: assistive technology for inherited sight loss

Barrie Lane, Tech Advisor at Beacon Centre. Keith Dear, Tech Advisor at Sight for Surrey. Mark Baxter, Information and Support Coordinator, Retina UK. Anna Holloway and Ellie Dowdy, Retina UK Tech Peer Support Group volunteers.

Strengthening genetics conversations in IRD care – community and clinical perspectives

Kate Arkell, Research Director, Retina UK. Emma Rees, Genetic Counsellor, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Rob Sears, who is living with inherited sight loss.

Approaching difficult conversations, a framework

Professor Susan Downes, Consultant Ophthalmologist Oxford Eye Hospital and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Oxford University. Dr Amanda Salisbury, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Clare Abbott, Senior Eye Clinical Liaison Officer

Learning from lived experience: in conversation with our community

A panel session with members of our community. Paula McGrath, Deputy Chief Executive, Retina UK

Nothing about us without us – supporting research participation

Dr Henry Stennett, Senior Research Coordinator, Retina UK, Mark Baxter, Information and Support Coordinator, Retina UK. James Moore, who is living with sight loss

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