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Take to the streets of Sheffield as part of #TeamRetinaUK and raise vital funds and awareness for our charity.

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Join us and take to the streets of Retford, as part of #TeamRetinaUK and help us to raise awareness and funds in Nottinghamshire.

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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.

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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).

The BBC covered a story on Monday 24 May about optogenetics partially restoring the sight of a man living with retinitis pigmentosa in France.

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Catherine L’Estrange, aged 11 from London has become the first individual in the UK to receive an investigative gene therapy treatment for retinal dystrophy associated with the BBS10 gene.

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Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK. Subscribe now to receive these updates directly to your email.

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

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Hajrah Sarkar is a PhD student whose project is funded by Retina UK.

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Our community is informed and knowledgeable about current research projects into the cause(s) of and treatments for these conditions.