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Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.

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Retina UK is delighted to announce that it has awarded three new research grants worth more than £870,000.

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• Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)
• Retinitis pigmentosa

This October, join Retina UK on Halloween weekend (28 and 29 October 2023) and face your fears by taking on a Halloween skydive at various airfields around the UK.

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Aged 20, James was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a routine eye appointment in September 2015 and registered partially sighted, just prior to buying his first car and taking his driving test.

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Dr Graham undertook research into the basic mechanisms of retinal vasculitis, inflammation of the blood vessels in the retina, and is an important cause of poor vision in patients with uveitis, inflammation of the uveal tract.

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X-linked inheritance means that the faulty gene is located on the X chromosome, the larger of the two sex chromosomes.