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Wednesday 5 August 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Mark Baxter and the group for our latest Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up.

• Local Peer Support Group

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
• Audio
• Written

High quality information on genetic testing and counselling for families affected by inherited sight loss is now available in one place thanks to the launch of an innovative new website, Unlock Genetics.

• News

Inflammation and retinal degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa: Can lessons learned in the lab help us identify treatments in the clinic?

• Webinar
• Video

Funding from Retina UK has allowed to team to explore the viability of gene therapy as a treatment for RP and related conditions, and build a pipeline of clinical trials.

Our Keynote speaker will be Mr Kanmin Xue. Mr Xue is a Consultant Vitreo-retinal Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital and Wellcome Trust clinician scientist fellow at the University of Oxford where he leads the Retinal Disease and Repair Group.

• Information event
• Audio
• Written

Monday 7 September 2026, 7pm - 8pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitator James Birtley and the Berkshire group for their latest online social catch up.

• Local Peer Support Group

SalioGen Developing Novel Gene Insertion Therapy for Stargardt disease.

• News
• Stargardt disease

Researchers discovered a method to reduce Luxturna injection-related inflammation, improving safety and potentially preventing chorioretinal atrophy.

• News