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Giving a regular monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is a wonderful way to help Retina UK support the inherited sight loss community.

Thursday 2 October, 11.00am - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join the Buckinghamshire group for an exclusive visit and audio described touch tour at the Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury.

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Tuesday 23 September 2025, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke for the second meeting of our new Dorset & South West Local Peer Support Group for an online social catch up.

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Chris McCausland is heading to Blackpool for week 10 of Strictly Come Dancing.

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The development of a new treatment is a lengthy process, from early investigation of ideas and principles in the lab, through testing in cell and animal models to the final stages of clinical trials in human patients. The good news is that progress is increasingly rapid.

Growth factors are substances that promote the health and function of cells and tissues in the body.

Early results from clinical testing of a gene therapy to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) have shown partial reversal of sight loss in some patients.

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CRISPR gene editing leads to improvements in vision for people with inherited blindness, clinical trial shows.

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New stem cell treatment gains approval to enter US clinical trials

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