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People of Newcastle! Is 2024 the year that you join #TeamRetinaUK & take on the Great North 10K?

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• Newcastle

Welcome to the winter edition of Look Forward. It’s packed full of news from our Conferences, the latest research news and an interview with Hassina Zeriri, one of our funded PhD students. We have also included details of lots of ways you can get involved with Retina UK over the coming months, along with some suggested festive fundraising for the Christmas period.

• Look Forward
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Saturday 5 April, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - Come and join Colin Hetherington and the group for our first in-person event of 2025 at our brand new venue, the Tyneside Irish Centre in Newcastle.

• Local Peer Support Group

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.

• News

UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.

• News
• Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Join us to find out how your donations make a direct different and fund research.

• Webinar

February is Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month and we'd love you to get involved to enhance the work of Retina UK, as we continue to support those who are living with retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited sight loss conditions.

For almost 50 years, Retina UK has funded the best science, searching for genes and treatments for everyone living with inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs). Support the search for treatments for everyone and join our campaign to build the ultimate Gene Team of tomorrow.

Join us to find out how your donations make a direct different and fund research.

• Webinar
• Audio
• Video

New stem cell treatment gains approval to enter US clinical trials

• News
• Retinitis pigmentosa