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Including a gift to Retina UK in your Will is an incredibly special way to help our vital work continue into the future.

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.

Progress towards treatments for inherited retinal conditions continues to gather pace and there’s been lots going on in the last few months, with more and more approaches being explored. This round-up gives a flavour of the variety of developments, including plenty that are not specific to a particular genetic fault.

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We’re all still buzzing from our recent conferences. We do hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. If you weren’t able to join us, then you can watch or listen to the recordings on our website.

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Our community are the reason we are able to continue supporting those with inherited sight-loss conditions through research and practical support.

Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.

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Nanoscope Therapeutics has announced positive results from their two year randomised controlled phase 2b optogenetic therapy trial for late-stage retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

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Skydiving is an exhilarating experience, and you can do this while supporting our cause. Various dates and locations are available across the UK.

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Do you want to win up to £25,000 and feel good about supporting people with inherited progressive sight loss?! 30 Retina UK supporters have won a cash prize so far.

The Dr Jessie Mole lecture was inaugurated on 10 December 2001, in recognition of Jessie's outstanding contribution to BRPS, then RP Fighting Blindness and now Retina UK.

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