Meet our volunteers: Martin Hills
Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
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Meet our volunteers: Cindy Peacock
“Being part of something and feeling that you are not alone,” are just two of the positive benefits Cindy Peacock says she experiences as a volunteer with Retina UK.
Joint statement on benefits and employment support
As a coalition of sight loss charities, we are calling on the Government to make the benefit system and employment support fit for purpose for blind and partially sighted people.
A fond farewell and a warm welcome
After more than 10 years of service as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Don Grocott has retired.
Meet our community: Rachael Foley
Rachael first noticed she had sight problems at the age of 15. She went to her local eye clinic, who said she had an astigmatism.
Hope for the future
In this article, we hear Colin's story and the reasons why he has hope for the future.
Podcast: The Blind Poet, Dave Steele
Our West Yorkshire peer support group recently welcomed The Blind Poet, Dave Steele, who is living with retinitis pigmentosa, to their meeting. He talks candidly about his diagnosis, his poetry and his optimistic mindset.
Meet a researcher: Chloe Brotherton
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.
Meet our volunteers: Daniel Summers
Dan found out he had retinitis pigmentosa in February 2022, but he feels it has been “on cards for years”. He said he had “an inkling something was up but never did anything about it: a typical guy I guess!”
Vitamin A supplements provides no vision benefit to RP patients
Research determines that taking high dose vitamin A supplements does not slow vision loss in people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).