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A round-up of the latest research into inherited retinal conditions - February 2024.

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

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Funding from Retina UK has allowed to team to explore the viability of gene therapy as a treatment for RP and related conditions, and build a pipeline of clinical trials.

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

Despite the knock-on effects of the pandemic, there’s been a lot going on this year in the world of research! Here are snapshots of a few stories that have appeared in the Research News section of our website in 2022.

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Jing Yu is a bioinformatician with the Eye Research Group at Oxford University, and is part of the UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) team, funded by a Retina UK  grant.

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Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.

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The team have found the cause of disease in the first ever family tree drawn up at Moorfields Eye Hospital over 35 years ago, which had remained unsolved until now.

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• Retinitis pigmentosa

Tomasz Tomkiewicz is undertaking a PhD studentship funded by Retina UK and The Macular Society.

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