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Optogenetics

The BBC covered a story on Monday 24 May about optogenetics partially restoring the sight of a man living with retinitis pigmentosa in France.

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Research round-up, spring 2023

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.

East Midlands Local Peer Support Group

Events

Find out about our upcoming events. Whether you're looking for a webinar, a local peer support group or you're hoping to run a marathon, we've got something for you.

Colin and Linda

Fundraising

Raise money to help support people affected by inherited sight loss to lead better lives today and accelerate the search for treatments for the future.

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The UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium

In 2014 we funded an exciting new collaborative project. The UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) Project brought together the four largest research groups in the UK specialising in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).