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Genetic counsellors are specially trained healthcare professionals with extensive scientific knowledge who spend time talking to families living with inherited conditions.

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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Monday 19 January 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - Via Zoom - Come and join James and the group for their first online social catch up of 2026.

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Saturday 21 February 2026, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join Retina UK's James Clarke and the group for our latest in-person social get together at Grappa Bar & Restaurant in Sheffield.

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Wednesday 4 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Kim, Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker and group member Dominic Doherty.

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Genetic testing, usually via a blood sample, is used to try and identify which gene contains the fault that is causing an individual’s sight loss.

Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.

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