Search

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.

• News

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.

• News

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

• e-Newsletter
• Audio
• Written

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

• e-Newsletter
• Audio
• Written

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

• Case study - research
• Written

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

On a typical week in the stem cell lab there are many different experiments going on. Different people work on their individual projects, but we often collaborate to share ideas and help each other.

• News

Several groups around the world are investigating the use of retinal transplantation in the treatment of inherited retinal diseases.

You may have heard that a cell-based treatment approach (sometimes referred to as a “stem cell treatment”), developed by a company called ReNeuron, is being tested in a clinical trial at Oxford Eye Hospital and other centres in the US and Europe.

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa