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These frequently asked questions should provide a response for most of the queries you might raise.

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Giving a regular monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is a wonderful way to help Retina UK support the inherited sight loss community.

Luxturna, a gene therapy, is only for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis type 2 (LCA2) and severe early-onset RP caused by mutations in a specific gene called RPE65.

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Nurturing a new generation of scientists is a vital investment in the future of retinal disease research, so we are delighted to be funding, in collaboration with the Macular Society, a new PhD studentship at Oxford University, supervised by Professor Robert MacLaren.

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Jenny Dewing is a postdoctoral researcher working on a Retina UK-funded project with Dr Arjuna Ratnayaka at the University of Southampton.

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Simon spent 40 years as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.

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Vanessa is the General Counsel at the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national data science and artificial intelligence research institute.

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These are some of the most commonly asked questions about genetic testing and counselling.