Types of inherited sight loss
Inherited progressive sight loss is caused by a range of rare genetic conditions. We specialise in those which affect the retina.
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Grant from The National Lottery Community Fund
We regularly make applications for grants to fund our information and support projects and have recently been successful in securing £12,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Encouraging results from ProQR USH2A clinical trial
Biotechnology company ProQR has announced encouraging results from its phase 1/2 clinical trial of an innovative treatment for sight loss caused by faults in a specific section of the USH2A gene.
Look Forward – Winter 2023 – Issue 181
Inside this edition, register now for our AI webinar on 7 December with Dr Nikolas Pontikos.
Stem cells
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).
National Peer Support Group
Thursday 8 October 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Autumn meeting where 'This is Your Day to Have Your Say', celebrating both World Sight Day and Retina UK Day.
London & South East Local Peer Support Group
Saturday 5 September 2026, 12.30pm - 4.00pm - In-person - Please come and join facilitator Bhavini Makwana and the group at the Elephant & Barrel in Stockwell for a special celebration looking back on 50 years of peer support in London & the Southeast.
Tribute to Retina UK founder Lynda Cantor MBE
Tribute to Retina UK founder Lynda Cantor MBE
Look Forward – Summer 2022 – Issue 177
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.