Look Forward – Autumn 2026 – Issue 191
Thank you to our fabulous 5K a Day in May supporters who raised more than £8,000 this year.
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Look Forward – Winter 2022 – Issue 178
The cover of this edition celebrates the success of our amazing London Marathon team. Together they have raised more than £43,000.
Graeme Ives: 6 marathons in the Sahara Desert for Retina UK
Graeme's son is living with retinitis pigmentosa and he has decided to take on an extreme challenge - running 250km across the Sahara Desert, with 6 stages, varying in length from 21km to 82 km, over 7 days.
Meet a Researcher: Dr Nikolas Pontikos
Dr Nikolas Pontikos is a Senior Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and has been working on inherited retinal conditions for several years.
Significantly worse vision found in female carriers of X-linked RP and Choroideremia
It was previously believed that female carriers of X-linked inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) like X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP and Choroideremia) remained unaffected by sight loss.
You could win £25,000 every week with the Retina UK Lottery!
Join the Retina UK Lottery for a weekly dose of good fortune and good deeds!
A fond farewell and a warm welcome
After more than 10 years of service as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Don Grocott has retired.
Joint statement on benefits and employment support
As a coalition of sight loss charities, we are calling on the Government to make the benefit system and employment support fit for purpose for blind and partially sighted people.
Together We Can: ways you can get involved!
Join our upcoming webinar to find out how you can get involved and fundraise for Retina UK this year.
‘Talking’ Tech Peer Support Group
Thursday 24 September 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join Anna & Ellie for a special focus group session where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Ebony Hemmings, Founder of a startup tech company called Tekfluence AI.