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Local peer support groups

Our Retina UK Peer Support Group network offers information and support via regular meetings both online or in-person.

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Become a Retina UK member

Join the Retina UK membership today! Anyone is welcome to join; whether you are living with a sight loss condition yourself, related to somebody who is, or if you are working as a sight loss professional.

Retina UK Knowledge-base: Pattern dystrophy

Pattern dystrophy

Pattern dystrophy is an umbrella term for a group of retinal conditions. It is characterized by various patterns of pigment deposition within the macula.

Retina UK knowledge-base Central areolar choroidal dystrophy

Central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD)

Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy (CACD) is a rare inherited condition that affects the macula, the small area in the middle of the retina that is primarily responsible for our central vision.

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Joining the research effort

Many research studies could not take place without the participation of people living with inherited sight loss.

An illustration of Charles Bonnet syndrome. Thanks to Jeremy Webb Photography

Charles Bonnet syndrome

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) causes people who have lost a lot of sight to see things that aren’t real (hallucinations).