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Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.

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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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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.

February is Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month and we'd love you to get involved to enhance the work of Retina UK, as we continue to support those who are living with retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited sight loss conditions.

Colin was born in Dumfries and now lives near Glasgow. He is living with Usher syndrome, a dual sensory loss condition affecting his eyes and his hearing. He and his wife, Lyn, both have guide dogs: Jumble and Yozi.

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Thursday 19 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Richard & Rachael for our first meeting of the year to hear from guest speaker Karly Milner, Head of Sales for Starboard Hotels.

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Our monthly e-Newsletter featuring the latest updates from Retina UK.

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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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This is the final edition of Look Forward this year and what a year it has been! We’ve had some very positive feedback about our Conferences and the Big Give Christmas Challenge is back - a great opportunity to double your donation at no extra cost to you! We’ve included a handy ‘What’s on’ article which outlines some of our plans for 2026. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and fulfilling New Year.

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