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Volunteers are highly valued members of the Retina UK team and essential to our ability to achieve our vision of a world where all those affected by inherited retinal conditions are able to live a fulfilling life.

Our Retina UK Talk & support service (formerly Telephone Befriending Service) links people who may be feeling isolated or lonely with a trained volunteer for regular contact.

A research project funded by Retina UK helped pave the way to a new gene therapy that has recently produced encouraging results in two young people with achromatopsia, a condition that causes complete colour-blindness and poor overall vision from birth.

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Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in working-age people in the UK, and children as young as eighteen-months are regularly diagnosed.

Celebrate the life of your loved one, by donating in their memory and help us fund more research and support, now.

Since the publication of this newsletter our founder and honorary president Lynda Cantor MBE has passed away. We are all deeply saddened by this news.

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The following questions are often asked by people contacting Retina UK.

Including a gift to Retina UK in your Will is an incredibly special way to help our vital work continue into the future.

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

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Different inherited sight loss conditions present noticeable symptoms at different times.

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