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As part of Retina UK's birthday celebrations, we would love for you to face your fears by taking on a skydive for us!

• Extreme challenges
• Various

At the scariest time of the year, do you dare to face your fears by taking on a thrilling skydive for Retina UK? Join us at various airfields around the UK.

• Extreme challenges
• Various

Gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina, shortened to gyrate atrophy, is an inherited disorder of protein metabolism characterised by progressive vision loss.

Could you take part in RideLondon 2025 for #TeamRetinaUK?

• Cycle
• London

Could you take on an adventure of a lifetime for Retina UK and take part in the Sahara Desert Trek in November 2025?

• Walks and treks
• United Kingdom

May is National Walking Month! Are you ready to join #TeamRetinaUK in May for our brand new daily 5K challenge? Your support will allow us to continue supporting those who are living with inherited sight loss.

• Walks and treks
• United Kingdom

Rod-cone dystrophy is an umbrella term used to describe retinal conditions in which the rod-shaped photoreceptors, found mainly in the peripheral areas of the retina, degenerate ahead of the cone-shaped photoreceptors in the centre.

These very rare syndromes(NARP, Bassen-Kornweig, PXE, Norrie) affect the eyes as well as other parts of the body.

X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is an inherited condition that causes early loss of mainly central vision in males.

In this condition, retinitis pigmentosa is accompanied by progressive neurological problems, abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytosis) and defective bowel absorption of fat, leading to very low blood levels of cholesterol and absent beta lipoprotein (Abetalipoproteinaemia).