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Charities representing blind and partially sighted people are urging the UK Government to increase benefits in line with inflation rather than wages, when a decision is made at the end of the month.

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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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Our volunteers are highly valued members of the Retina UK team and their roles are essential to help support and enable people affected by inherited sight loss to live fulfilling lives.

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This edition includes exciting news about our Annual and Professionals’ Conferences. We hope as many of you as possible can join us in Manchester, or online, in September. You’ll also find updates about the latest research and a feature on one of our funded researchers, Dr Jörn Lakowski.

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TPT and Sight Loss Councils: Cut it back campaign

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Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in working-age people in the UK, and children as young as eighteen-months are regularly diagnosed.

Tuesday 24 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Join us for our latest meeting where we are delighted to introduce Anna Holloway & Ellie Dowdy as our new facilitators of the Tech group alongside our guest speaker Chris Moreton from HumanWare.

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Did you join either of our Conferences this year? You can read about them inside this edition of Look Forward. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from our delegates so if you weren’t able to attend, you can watch or listen to the recordings from the day on our website.

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The latest developments in technology.

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