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Formal notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in September 2024.

• News

The aim of the site is to increase the level of awareness and understanding of genetic testing and genetic counselling among people living with inherited retinal dystrophies, empowering them to make fully informed decisions about their lives, healthcare and family planning.

Dr Nikolas Pontikos is a Senior Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and has been working on inherited retinal conditions for several years.

• Case study - research
• Written

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

Autosomal dominant inheritance means that the faulty gene is on an autosome (any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes) and that only one faulty copy is needed to cause sight loss.

The FDA has given Ocugen permission to start their phase 3 gene therapy clinical trial for retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

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• Retinitis pigmentosa

Biotechnology company Kiora Pharmaceuticals has been given the go-ahead to start in-human testing of a novel “small molecule” treatment, known as KIO-301, for advanced vision loss in retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The phase 1b clinical trial will take place in Adelaide, Australia, and will begin enrolling participants towards the end of 2022.

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• Retinitis pigmentosa

Our vision is a world where everyone with inherited sight loss is able to live a fulfilling life.

Biotechnology company MeiraGTx has announced encouraging news from its phase 1/2 clinical trial of botaretigene sparoparvovec (previously known as AAV-RPGR), a gene therapy aimed at X-linked retinitis pigmentosa caused by faults in the RPGR gene.

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• Retinitis pigmentosa

It is important to avoid harming your vision, particularly if you have an inherited sight loss condition.