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Tough Mudder 2026

With various events to choose from in 2026, these hugely popular events are back for another year! Round up your friends, family members and colleagues and join #TeamRetinaUK for a fun day out!

Tribute to Retina UK founder Lynda Cantor MBE

News

KIO-301 shows promising safety results in early-stage testing

KIO-301, an experimental ‘photoswitch’ drug in development by Kiora Pharmaceuticals has shown encouraging safety results in early-stage testing and is now being evaluated in a phase 2 study known as ABACUS-2. It is currently being trialled in those with advanced RP, with the potential to expand into choroideremia and stargardt disease.

x-linked inheritance

X-linked inheritance means that the faulty gene is located on the X chromosome, the larger of the two sex chromosomes.

For professionals

Information for healthcare professionals: Genetic testing and counselling in inherited retinal disease

Gene therapy shows promise in tackling X-linked RP

Early results from clinical testing of a gene therapy to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) have shown partial reversal of sight loss in some patients.

New ‘vision’ and identity sight loss charities

The collective partnership of eight of the leading charities in the sight loss sector, known for the last three years as the VI Charity Sector Partnership, has re-launched under a new identity of the ‘Vision Partnership’ with a re-invigorated purpose and new strategic focus.