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Retina UK is delighted to announce that it has awarded three new research grants worth more than £870,000.

• News
• Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)
• Retinitis pigmentosa

In 2014 we funded an exciting new collaborative project. The UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium (UKIRDC) Project brought together the four largest research groups in the UK specialising in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).

Retina UK has invested more than £16million into cutting-edge research since the charity was founded in 1976.

Funding from Retina UK has allowed to team to explore the viability of gene therapy as a treatment for RP and related conditions, and build a pipeline of clinical trials.

We are proud to work collaboratively with a number of corporate partners to enable our community to live fulfilled lives today as well as supporting the pharmaceutical industry in their mission to develop potential new treatments.