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Giving a regular monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is a wonderful way to help Retina UK support the inherited sight loss community.

Our community is informed and knowledgeable about current research projects into the cause(s) of and treatments for these conditions.

Prof Mariya Moosajee at Moorfields Eye Hospital has asked us to share the message below about the clinical trial she is running. This trial is for a treatment that targets a particular section of the USH2A gene.

• News
• Usher syndrome

Wednesday 11 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Winter meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Sarah Kitson from Optelec Ltd who organise nationwide sight loss support days called Vision Zone.

• Local Peer Support Group

Thursday 26 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Mark Baxter and the group for our latest Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up.

• Local Peer Support Group

We are delighted to welcome Kathy Evans as our new Chair of Trustees.

• News

Monday 23 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitators Steve Cox & Brian Coates for our first 'Talking' Creative Arts meeting of the year where will be joined by Artist and Sculptor, Aaron McPeake.

• Local Peer Support Group

Fundraising for Retina UK means a lot to me - both my dad and my nephew have been affected by inherited sight-loss, and I've seen first-hand the incredible work this charity does.

• Case study - supporter
• Written

As part of our aim to nurture young scientists, we are very pleased to introduce one of our new PhD students as part of a co-funding agreement with the Macular Society.

• Case study - research
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Retina UK is delighted that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted the gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for ongoing use by the NHS in Scotland.

• News
• Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)