Retina UK awarded prestigious quality standard
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have awarded Retina UK the Visibly Better Employer quality standard.
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A week in the life of a researcher
On a typical week in the stem cell lab there are many different experiments going on. Different people work on their individual projects, but we often collaborate to share ideas and help each other.
Bonfire Skydive 2023
This November, join Retina UK on Bonfire weekend (4 and 5 November 2023) and face your fears by taking on a Bonfire skydive at various airfields around the UK.
Meet our Trustee: Professor John Marshall MBE
Prof John Marshall is the Frost Professor of Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London.
Does gene therapy always have to be gene-specific?
Early 2020 marked an important milestone for the Retina UK community, when the first person with an inherited retinal condition received NHS treatment to potentially slow or even stop the progression of their sight loss.
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.
Your donations make progress possible
Your generous support allows Retina UK to fund the work of leading scientists who are increasing understanding of inherited sight loss and moving us closer to treatments.
Webinar: Makeup tips and tricks with Bhavini
With Christmas parties upon us, come and join Bhavini as she shares her top tips for selecting the right make up, The best way to apply and blend, how to shop for makeup and picking the right colours.
Meet our volunteers
Volunteers founded our charity in the 1970s and they continue to be at our heart.
The UK Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Consortium
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).