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Genes exist inside all the cells that make up your body. They contain genetic code (DNA) and provide instructions for constructing proteins, which are the building blocks of our bodies and perform a huge variety of roles.

Genetic counsellors are specially trained healthcare professionals with extensive scientific knowledge who spend time talking to families living with inherited conditions.

Join us and the Low Vision Team from Focus Birmingham talk about how you can access your local low vision service, the benefits of a low vision assessment and see some of the equipment that can be provided to you.

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Simon talks about his experience of genetic testing and counselling.

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Explore the value of volunteering with the Retina UK team, listen as they share their thoughts on volunteering and the benefits it’s brought them. From raising their self esteem and confidence, to securing employment.

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In this article, we hear Colin's story and the reasons why he has hope for the future.

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Tomasz Tomkiewicz is undertaking a PhD studentship funded by Retina UK and The Macular Society.

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Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.

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The aim of these pages is to increase the level of awareness and understanding of genetic testing and genetic counselling among people living with inherited retinal dystrophies, empowering them to make fully informed decisions about their lives, healthcare and family planning.

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.