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A recording of the Retina UK Professionals' Conference on 27 September 2024. The Conference was held at the Pendulum Hotel in Manchester and online.

• Conference
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• Video

James, who lives with retinitis pigmentosa, is running the TCS London Marathon in April 2025 to raise vital funds for Retina UK.

• Case study - community
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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.

• Look Forward
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Cataracts and macular oedema are both associated with inherited sight loss and may respond to treatment.

We are proud to announce that Amar Latif - adventurer, entrepreneur, TV presenter and public speaker - is to join Retina UK as a volunteer ambassador.

• News

Amar Latif is an adventurer, entrepreneur, TV presenter and public speaker. He became an Ambassador for Retina UK in 2020.

• Case study - Ambassador
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A research project funded by Retina UK helped pave the way to a new gene therapy that has recently produced encouraging results in two young people with achromatopsia, a condition that causes complete colour-blindness and poor overall vision from birth.

• News
• Achromatopsia

Here at Retina UK we have some truly amazing volunteer Ambassadors, who help to spread the word about our important work and share their inspirational stories.

Steve is a Paralympian who was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2011.

• Case study - Ambassador
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