Meet our community: Russ Stephenson
Russ was diagnosed with Choroideremia at the age of 11, after visiting caves in Spain and not being able to see anything.
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Let’s talk about tech
As people living with sight loss we are constantly looking for solutions to make our lives easier without too much effort or cost writes Jonathan Abro.
Thames Bridges Trek
Join 2000 walkers and trek 25km across the Capital.
Thames Path Challenge
Walk, jog or run this wonderful route along the River Thames. There are 100km, 50km and 25km challenge options.
Podcast: What is the UKIRDC and why does it exist?
With a significant proportion of inherited retinal conditions being caused by unidentified genetic faults, and many families unable to get clear results from genetic tests in clinic, the project set out to solve previously undiagnosable cases and discover more of the genes and mutations that are associated with sight loss.
Meet our volunteers: Joe Rizzo-Naudi
Our amazing volunteers are diverse in age, background and ethnicity. The one thing they have in common is that they are all living with, or directly affected by, an inherited sight loss condition.
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.
Taking on the bank!
Lockdown may have put the brakes on Euroglaze’s fundraising campaign for Retina UK initially, but the team at the Barnsley based Rehau fabricator are now on a roll once again.
RECORDING: Professionals’ Conference – 23 June 2023
A recording of the Retina UK Professionals' Conference on 23 June 2023. The Conference was held at the University of Westminster, Marylebone Campus in London and online.
Meet our supporters: Angus Lowe
Angus was part of #TeamRetinaUK in 2021 and is running again in 2024. In the run-up to the 2021 race, this is what he had to say: