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Are you supporting someone with inherited sight loss? We are here to help.

We provide funding for innovative, high quality research projects investigating the causes and potential treatments for all forms of inherited retinal disease.

In recent years there has, understandably, been a lot of excitement around cutting-edge therapies that target the specific genetic faults underlying inherited sight loss.

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Join 15,000 people for an Old Trafford start and finish.

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• Manchester

Join 2,000 adventurers of all experience levels & ages and walk, jog or run 25, 50 or 100km of the spectacular Jurassic Coast – a World Heritage Site.

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• Jurassic Coast

Walk, jog or run 100km, 50km or 25km and take on some of England’s finest scenery along the famous South Downs Way National Trail.

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• South Coast

This ‘end of season’ 50km looped route covers some of the best of the Chilterns countryside. You can walk, jog, or run along historic trails and over rolling hills. A half distance 25km challenge is also available.

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• Henley-on-Thames

If you are considering employing someone with inherited sight loss, or have an employee recently been diagnosed with the condition, you will need to take steps to ensure that you treat them fairly and that they can work safely and effectively.

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Elena Piotter, a PhD student working in Robert MacLaren’s group in the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, is currently researching DNA and RNA base editing tools aiming to correct pathogenic mutations in ABCA4.

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Join Colin & Linda McArthur for their annual Isle of Wight walk in support of Retina UK. Last year's event raised a record-breaking £6,000+!

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• Isle of Wight