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The cover of the Winter 2022 edition of Look Forward

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.

The cover of the Spring 2024 edition of Look Forward, featuring a photo of three men wearing Retina UK tshirts on a mountain.

Look Forward – Spring 2024 – Issue 182

Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.

Finlay Macleod - he is smiling directly at the camera and is wearing a light blue tshirt

New Young Persons Project from Retina UK

We are proud to launch our new Young Persons Project, which will play a significant role in providing impactful and timely support for young people with inherited sight loss and mental health challenges, across the UK.

Feel the fear, and do it anyway. Image features a skydiver.

Halloween Skydive 2023

This October, join Retina UK on Halloween weekend (28 and 29 October 2023) and face your fears by taking on a Halloween skydive at various airfields around the UK.

Image shows a Retina UK supporter with a skydive instructor freefalling in tandem. A blue sky is visible with clouds and the ground below.

Skydiving

Various dates and locations available. Skydiving is an exhilarating experience, and you can do this while supporting our cause.

The cover of the winter 2023 edition of Look Forward, featuring Dr Nikolas Pontikos

Look Forward – Winter 2023 – Issue 181

Inside this edition, register now for our AI webinar on 7 December with Dr Nikolas Pontikos.

Bonfire Skydive 2023

This November, join Retina UK on Bonfire weekend (4 and 5 November 2023) and face your fears by taking on a Bonfire skydive at various airfields around the UK.

Look Forward – Summer 2023 – Issue 180

Did you join either of our Conferences this year? You can read about them inside this edition of Look Forward. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from our delegates so if you weren’t able to attend, you can watch or listen to the recordings from the day on our website.

About us

Retina UK is a charity supporting people affected by inherited sight loss and investing in medical research to help make their challenges a thing of the past.

Meet our community: Mark Baxter

My name is Mark Baxter and from an early age I was diagnosed with a deteriorating retinal eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa or RP for short, which will slowly lead to blindness.