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During our 50th anniversary year, take to the skies with an epic spring skydive for Retina UK!

• Extreme Challenges
• United Kingdom

Face your fears and support Retina UK with a charity skydive this summer!

• Extreme Challenges
• United Kingdom

Are you ready to sign up for a spooky skydive and face your fears for Retina UK?

• Extreme Challenges
• United Kingdom

Welcome to the winter edition of Look Forward. It’s packed full of news from our Conferences, the latest research news and an interview with Hassina Zeriri, one of our funded PhD students.

We have also included details of lots of ways you can get involved with Retina UK over the coming months, along with some suggested festive fundraising for the Christmas period.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Cataracts and macular oedema are both associated with inherited sight loss and may respond to treatment.

James, who lives with retinitis pigmentosa, is running the TCS London Marathon in April 2025 to raise vital funds for Retina UK.

• Case study - community
• Written

This edition of Look Forward includes the very latest news about an experimental therapy by Retina UK funded researchers, an article about one of our PhD students, a calendar of events in 2025, the usual research news round-up and lots more. Please take the time to complete our Sight Loss Survey, enclosed with this edition. You can find out more about the Survey.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Aavantgarde Bio Ush1B study at Moorfields

• News

Colin was born in Dumfries and now lives near Glasgow. He is living with Usher syndrome, a dual sensory loss condition affecting his eyes and his hearing. He and his wife, Lyn, both have guide dogs: Jumble and Yozi.

• Case study - Ambassador
• Written