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Lottery

Do you want to win up to £25,000 and feel good about supporting people with inherited progressive sight loss?!

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Genetics and gene therapy

When we talk about gene therapy we are usually referring to use of a harmless virus, called a vector, to deliver a normal copy of a defective gene into the cells of the eye.

Study of substances in blood suggests choroideremia is not just an isolated eye disease

Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition resulting in progressive sight loss in men.

Webinar: Miles for Vision: Behind the Scenes of the London Marathon 2025

The latest webinar from Retina UK.

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Information and support

Are you affected by inherited sight loss? We are here to help.

Meet our community: The Kearney family

Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.

Meet our community: James Clarke

Aged 20, James was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a routine eye appointment in September 2015 and registered partially sighted, just prior to buying his first car and taking his driving test.