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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.

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Kathy joined Retina UK as Chair of Trustees in September 2024.

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These frequently asked questions should provide a response for most of the queries you might raise.

We provide funding for innovative, high quality research projects investigating the causes and potential treatments for all forms of inherited retinal disease.

If you are considering employing someone with inherited sight loss, or have an employee recently been diagnosed with the condition, you will need to take steps to ensure that you treat them fairly and that they can work safely and effectively.

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These are some of the most commonly asked questions about genetic testing and counselling.

Hajrah Sarkar is a PhD student whose project is funded by Retina UK.

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We’re all still buzzing from our recent conferences. We do hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. If you weren’t able to join us, then you can watch or listen to the recordings on our website.

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“All the promising research makes you feel like there is light at the end of that very dark tunnel after all.”

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Mini-retinas are essentially mini eyeballs in a dish. They contain all of the cell types in the human retina and we can perform many experiments on these to figure out the missing pieces in the puzzle.

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