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Her work with us enables her to achieve her aim of empowering others living with similar conditions to her own.

• Case study - Ambassador
• Written

Bhavini was diagnosed with RP in 1997 aged 17. The consultant who confirmed her diagnosis told her that “there was no cure or treatment and she should prepare to go blind".

• Case study - community
• Written

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

• Written

Our volunteers are highly valued members of the Retina UK team and their roles are essential to help support and enable people affected by inherited sight loss to live fulfilling lives.

• Impact Report
• Audio
• Written

Tuesday 15 September 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Mark Baxter and the group for our latest Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up.

• Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 12 September 2026, 11.00am - 4.00pm - In-person - *Cancelled* Apologies, but due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to postpone this Scotland Peer Support Group meet up until further notice.

• Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 5 September 2026, 12.30pm - 4.00pm - In-person - Please come and join facilitator Bhavini Makwana and the group at the Elephant & Barrel in Stockwell for a special celebration looking back on 50 years of peer support in London & the Southeast.

• Local 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.

• Local Peer Support Group

An unmissable event for people of all ages living with varying degrees of sight loss, professionals supporting and advising VIP's and for all businesses and other organisations wishing to improve their services for the visually impaired.

• Conferences
• Leeds