Impact Report 2022
The difference we made in 2022
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The difference we made in 2022
You can download the last three years’ Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts. They are also available on the Charity Commission website.
The Retina UK Professionals’ Conference is aimed at anyone who works with our community in a professional capacity.
Refsum syndrome is an inherited metabolic condition, associated with elevated phytanic acid plasma levels, which impacts many body systems.
Rod-cone dystrophy is an umbrella term used to describe retinal conditions in which the rod-shaped photoreceptors, found mainly in the peripheral areas of the retina, degenerate ahead of the cone-shaped photoreceptors in the centre.
Usher syndrome is an inherited condition that affects both hearing and vision.
We carried out our first Sight Loss Survey in 2019 and used what we learned to improve our support. It was repeated in 2022. These are the findings.
Many research studies could not take place without the participation of people living with inherited sight loss.
In this condition, retinitis pigmentosa is accompanied by progressive neurological problems, abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytosis) and defective bowel absorption of fat, leading to very low blood levels of cholesterol and absent beta lipoprotein (Abetalipoproteinaemia).
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is an inherited condition which impacts many parts of the body including the retina.