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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.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Lockdown may have put the brakes on Euroglaze’s fundraising campaign for Retina UK initially, but the team at the Barnsley based Rehau fabricator are now on a roll once again.

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa

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.

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa

This page explains the different types of genetic tests: diagnostic testing, predictive testing, carrier testing and research testing

UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.

• News
• Charles Bonnet Syndrome

The BBC World Service has undertaken an investigation of unproven treatments for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and has produced a documentary film, called Blind Faith, which is available on BBC iPlayer.

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa

Biotechnology company ProQR has announced that two of its RNA therapy development programmes for inherited sight loss are being acquired by Laboratoires Théa, a company specialising in eye care products.

• News

In recent years there has, understandably, been a lot of excitement around cutting-edge therapies that target the specific genetic faults underlying inherited sight loss.

• News

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

• e-Newsletter
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SalioGen Developing Novel Gene Insertion Therapy for Stargardt disease.

• News
• Stargardt disease