Miles for Vision: Behind the Scenes of the London Marathon 2025
Join our upcoming webinar to hear from our Fundraising manager James Clarke, as he talks to some of our 2025 London Marathon runners!
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Webinar: Genetic Testing: what can I expect?
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Experimental therapy by Retina UK-funded researchers leads to ‘life changing improvements’
Researchers who received funding from Retina UK have carried out experimental gene therapy that is reported to have led to ‘life changing improvements’ to sight for four children with inherited sight loss.
Webinar: Influencing with Retina UK
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Webinar: Career pathways for young people with sight loss
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Types of inherited sight loss
Inherited progressive sight loss is caused by a range of rare genetic conditions. We specialise in those which affect the retina.
Volunteering FAQs
These are some of the most commonly asked questions about volunteering for our charity.
Join our Lived Experience Panel
Our sight loss survey highlighted that you have a real appetite to get involved in representing the inherited sight loss community through activities like focus groups, surveys and research projects via the Retina UK Lived Experience Panel.
Brain stimulation may reduce hallucinations
UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.
Electrical stimulation therapy
Electrical stimulation is under investigation to determine whether a small electric charge applied to the retina can stimulate the production of a number of important biological ‘factors’ that in turn could trigger light-sensitive cells (photoreceptors) to regenerate.