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Wednesday 25 September 2024, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and hear from our guest speaker Gwyneth Boyes, the Blind Baker at our Autumn meeting.

• Local peer support group

Thursday 3 October 2024, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Richard & Rachael to chat about all things travel!

• Local peer support group

Prof Mariya Moosajee at Moorfields Eye Hospital has asked us to share the message below about the clinical trial she is running. This trial is for a treatment that targets a particular section of the USH2A gene.

• News
• Usher syndrome

Wednesday 2 October, 11.00am - 1.00pm - In-person meet up at Visibility Scotland with guest speaker Graeme Marden from Sight and Sound Technology.

• Local peer support group

Saturday 28 September 2024, 5pm - In-person meet up for food and drinks at the Pendulum Hotel Garden Bar & Restaurant following on from our Annual Conference.

• Local peer support group

Our community is informed and knowledgeable about current research projects into the cause(s) of and treatments for these conditions.

As part of our aim to nurture young scientists, we are very pleased to introduce one of our new PhD students as part of a co-funding agreement with the Macular Society.

• Case study - research
• Written

Fundraising for Retina UK means a lot to me - both my dad and my nephew have been affected by inherited sight-loss, and I've seen first-hand the incredible work this charity does.

• Case study - supporter
• Written

Retina UK is delighted that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted the gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for ongoing use by the NHS in Scotland.

• News
• Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA)

After more than 10 years of service as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Don Grocott has retired.

• News