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The BBC covered a story on Monday 24 May about optogenetics partially restoring the sight of a man living with retinitis pigmentosa in France.

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Research determines that taking high dose vitamin A supplements does not slow vision loss in people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

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The team have found the cause of disease in the first ever family tree drawn up at Moorfields Eye Hospital over 35 years ago, which had remained unsolved until now.

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The Spring 2023 edition of the Retina UK newsletter, Look Forward, which includes articles about our upcoming events, research updates and more.

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Did you join either of our Conferences this year? You can read about them inside this edition of Look Forward. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from our delegates so if you weren’t able to attend, you can watch or listen to the recordings from the day on our website.

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The cover of this edition celebrates the success of our amazing London Marathon team. Together they have raised more than £43,000.

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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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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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Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.

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Inside this edition, register now for our AI webinar on 7 December with Dr Nikolas Pontikos.

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