Meet our volunteers: Martin Hills
Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
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Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
TPT and Sight Loss Councils: Cut it back campaign
Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.
This edition marks the start of the charity's 50th anniversary year. It includes lots of ways to get involved over the next 12 months along with details of our Annual and Professionals' Conferences in September.
Giving a regular monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is a wonderful way to help Retina UK support the inherited sight loss community.
Saturday 15 November 2025, 1.00pm - 4.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for a Christmas get together with a raffle and festive buffet lunch courtesy of the Blind Baker.
Thursday 11 December 2025, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join Mark Baxter and the Buckinghamshire group for our last social meet up of the year over a festive lunch at The White Hart pub in Aylesbury town centre.
A huge thank you to everyone who completed our 2025 sight loss survey. This year we received over 600 responses. It follows similar surveys in 2019 and 2022 which led directly to the introduction of our Unlock Genetics and Discover Wellbeing resources, as well as shaping our work with the professional community who support people with inherited sight loss.
The Spring 2023 edition of the Retina UK newsletter, Look Forward, which includes articles about our upcoming events, research updates and more.
This edition includes exciting news about our Annual and Professionals’ Conferences. We hope as many of you as possible can join us in Manchester, or online, in September. You’ll also find updates about the latest research and a feature on one of our funded researchers, Dr Jörn Lakowski.