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Do you want to take part in the world-famous TCS London Marathon, from the comfort of your own city? Take part virtually on race day and join #TeamRetinaUK in 2026!

• Running
• United Kingdom

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please join facilitators Brian & Steve where we invite you to celebrate National Homemaker Day with us by sharing your tips, hints & advice on how we can make our home & garden easier to manage.

• Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 21 November 2026, 1.00pm - 5.00pm - In-person - Come and join Kim, Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group for their Christmas celebration lunch at Greenisland Golf Club in Carrickfergus.

• Local Peer Support Group

The latest developments in technology.

• Information event
• Audio

Ground-breaking research is our best hope of delivering new treatments for inherited sight loss. Since 1976, Retina UK has committed more than £18 million to funding innovative research, supporting talented scientists to explore bold new ideas and drive forward discoveries that could transform lives.

UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.

• News
• Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Biotechnology company Ocugen has announced the enrolment completion of their phase 3 clinical trial for OCU400.

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa

The project aims to develop a cost effective method of examining the entire ABCA4 gene to look for variations that might cause disease.

• Case study - research
• Written

The Retina UK community is sometimes targeted by adverts online or in social media, offering invasive treatments for inherited sight loss.

• News