Search

Retina UK has invested more than £16million into cutting-edge research since the charity was founded in 1976.

We employ a number of full and part-time staff. Our office is in Buckingham.

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.

Volunteers are highly valued members of the Retina UK team and essential to our ability to achieve our vision of a world where all those affected by inherited retinal conditions are able to live a fulfilling life.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering. Please complete the following form and we’ll respond as soon as we can.

Find out how you can mark your special day while fundraising for people with inherited sight loss.

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.

• News

Our vision is a world where everyone with inherited sight loss is able to live a fulfilling life.

Stem cells are a special type of cell, which under the right conditions can be encouraged to grow into any other type of cell in the body, including retinal cells (rods, cones and retinal pigment epithelial cells).