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Jing Yu is a bioinformatician with the Eye Research Group at Oxford University, and is part of the UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) team, funded by a Retina UK grant.
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Jing Yu is a bioinformatician with the Eye Research Group at Oxford University, and is part of the UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) team, funded by a Retina UK grant.
Charities representing blind and partially sighted people are urging the UK Government to increase benefits in line with inflation rather than wages, when a decision is made at the end of the month.
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Wednesday 1 April 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Kim, Brian and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker and group member 'Rocky' Masrokhin.
A huge thank you to everyone who completed our 2025 sight loss survey. This year we received over 600 responses. It follows similar surveys in 2019 and 2022 which led directly to the introduction of our Unlock Genetics and Discover Wellbeing resources, as well as shaping our work with the professional community who support people with inherited sight loss.
Thank you to all those who completed our recent Sight Loss Survey – almost 700 of you took the time to share your experiences.
Tribute to Retina UK founder Lynda Cantor MBE
Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.
The cover of this edition celebrates the success of our amazing London Marathon team. Together they have raised more than £43,000.
Tuesday 14 April 2026, 4.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the group for their first in-person meet up following on from the Exeter Sight Village event at the near-by Brewers Fayre restaurant.