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TPT and Sight Loss Councils: Cut it back campaign

• News

Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in working-age people in the UK, and children as young as eighteen-months are regularly diagnosed.

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.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Saturday 9 November, 9.45am - 4pm - In-person - * Please note that registration for this event is now closed as we have reached our maximum capacity *

• Local peer support group

Whether you are looking for practical information or emotional support, online, by phone or face-to-face, we’re here to help.

Aged 20, James was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a routine eye appointment in September 2015 and registered partially sighted, just prior to buying his first car and taking his driving test.

• Case study - community
• Written

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.

• Extreme challenges
• Various

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.

• Extreme challenges
• Various

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.

• Case study - community
• Written