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Nurturing a new generation of scientists is a vital investment in the future of retinal disease research, so we are delighted to be funding, in collaboration with the Macular Society, a new PhD studentship at Oxford University, supervised by Professor Robert MacLaren.
Your generous support allows Retina UK to fund the work of leading scientists who are increasing understanding of inherited sight loss and moving us closer to treatments.
Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.
We sat down to discuss what our volunteers got up to on Retina UK day.
Researchers from Ghent University have published a study that has the potential to transform inherited retinal disease (IRD) treatment development.
Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the strategic management of the organisation and delivery of our charitable objectives.
Our Scientific & Medical Advisory Board (SMAB) advises our Board of Trustees in order that they can approve grants for research projects.
It was previously believed that female carriers of X-linked inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) like X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP and Choroideremia) remained unaffected by sight loss.
Retina UK has a number of online support resources which we offer via social media.
The eye is a very complex organ. It has a lens at the front which focuses light on to a light sensitive tissue that lines the inside of the back of the eye – this tissue is called the retina.
