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The content on this site will have answered some of your queries about inherited sight loss and associated syndromes, but everyone’s circumstances are different and you may have further questions.

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) causes people who have lost a lot of sight to see things that aren’t real (hallucinations).

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.

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This edition of Look Forward includes the very latest news about an experimental therapy by Retina UK funded researchers, an article about one of our PhD students, a calendar of events in 2025, the usual research news round-up and lots more. Please take the time to complete our Sight Loss Survey, enclosed with this edition. You can find out more about the Survey.

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Could you take on Mount Kilimanjaro for #TeamRetinaUK in Tanzania in October 2026?

• Walks & Treks
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Walk, jog or run 25, 50 or 100km from the Bakewell Base Camp and take in Derbyshire’s finest scenery.

• Walks & Treks
• Peak District

Tuesday 31 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Spring meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Stuart Hann, The Blind Chocolatier who runs his own business and shop in the Lake District!

• Local Peer Support Group

Walk, jog, or run 25, 50 or 100km with the Lake District Challenge and take on England’s finest countryside at your own pace.

• Walks & Treks
• Lake District

Rob is a Chief Technology Officer based in Manchester, with over 20 years’ experience leading technology, software development and digital transformation.

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