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Graeme's son is living with retinitis pigmentosa and he has decided to take on an extreme challenge - running 250km across the Sahara Desert, with 6 stages, varying in length from 21km to 82 km, over 7 days.
As Luxturna reaches the clinic and other gene-specific therapies for inherited retinal disease get closer to the end of the development pipeline, it is becoming ever more important that affected families can access a genetic diagnosis, potentially opening up choices around treatment and clinical trial participation.
Last year, with your help, we raised an incredible £53,752, which made great strides in helping our medical research recover from the pandemic.
Research into inherited retinal conditions is one of the key objectives of Retina UK.
These are some of the most commonly asked questions about genetic testing and counselling.
Elena Piotter, a PhD student working in Robert MacLaren’s group in the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, is currently researching DNA and RNA base editing tools aiming to correct pathogenic mutations in ABCA4.
Amar Latif is an adventurer, entrepreneur, TV presenter and public speaker. He became an Ambassador for Retina UK in 2020.
Steve is a Paralympian who was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2011.
Her work with us enables her to achieve her aim of empowering others living with similar conditions to her own.
Russ was diagnosed with Choroideremia at the age of 11, after visiting caves in Spain and not being able to see anything.
