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A recording of the Retina UK Professionals' Conference on 27 September 2024. The Conference was held at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester and online.

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Join the Retina UK membership today! Anyone is welcome to join; whether you are living with a sight loss condition yourself, related to somebody who is, or if you are working as a sight loss professional.

Since we were founded in 1976, we have invested more than £16.5million into some of the most pioneering medical research - because of amazing supporters like you.

Cataracts and macular oedema are both associated with inherited sight loss and may respond to treatment.

Please get in touch with us using the method which suits you best. You'll find details of all of the different ways you can contact us on this page.

This page explains the different types of genetic tests: diagnostic testing, predictive testing, carrier testing and research testing

James Birtley is a Retina UK supporter and volunteer who is living with retinitis pigmentosa. He is also a scientist with a particular interest in the structure of proteins, the complex molecules that form the building blocks of our bodies.

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

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