ProQR makes progress with potential treatment for LCA
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, researchers and pharmaceutical companies are still making progress towards delivering new treatments for inherited sight loss.
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Despite the challenges of the pandemic, researchers and pharmaceutical companies are still making progress towards delivering new treatments for inherited sight loss.
The team have found the cause of disease in the first ever family tree drawn up at Moorfields Eye Hospital over 35 years ago, which had remained unsolved until now.
Early 2020 marked an important milestone for the Retina UK community, when the first person with an inherited retinal condition received NHS treatment to potentially slow or even stop the progression of their sight loss.
Biotechnology company ProQR has announced encouraging results from its early analysis of the phase 1/2 trial of QR-421a, an innovative approach to treating sight loss caused by mutations in a particular section of the USH2A gene.
Thank you to all those who completed our recent Sight Loss Survey – almost 700 of you took the time to share your experiences.
An American living with Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10) has become the first clinical trial participant in the world to receive a CRISPR gene editing treatment in vivo (inside the body).
We are proud to launch our new Young Persons Project, which will play a significant role in providing impactful and timely support for young people with inherited sight loss and mental health challenges, across the UK.
Retina UK is delighted to announce that it has awarded three new research grants worth more than £870,000.