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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.

Meet our community: The Kearney family

Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.

Meet our community: Simon Lakin

Simon talks about his experience of genetic testing and counselling.

Meet our volunteers: Dr Katerina Tavoulari

Katerina joined the Retina UK team at the start of 2023 after hearing about the charity through her involvement in a research project at the University of Bath, where she works as an academic.

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Genetics and gene therapy

When we talk about gene therapy we are usually referring to use of a harmless virus, called a vector, to deliver a normal copy of a defective gene into the cells of the eye.

Meet a Researcher: Dr Nikolas Pontikos

Dr Nikolas Pontikos is a Senior Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and has been working on inherited retinal conditions for several years.

Collective support from Sight Loss Charities

The cost-of-living crisis is having a major impact on the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Many people are becoming increasingly concerned about how they will make ends meet. Sight Loss Charities have come together as between us we can offer help and support.

News

Renewed Momentum for XLRP: MeiraGTx Targets Rapid Approval Path for bota-vec following reacquisition from Johnson and Johnson

It has recently been announced that Meira-GTx, who originally developed bota-vec and collaborated with J&J during its early clinical trials, have entered into an asset purchase agreement with J&J to acquire bota-vec and progress the program towards global regulatory filings for approval.