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Researchers have developed PEDF-based eye drops that show promise in slowing retinal degeneration in mice with retinitis pigmentosa, potentially offering a non-invasive treatment option for preserving vision in the future.
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.
UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.
Researchers who received funding from Retina UK have carried out experimental gene therapy that is reported to have led to ‘life changing improvements’ to sight for four children with inherited sight loss.
We recently received an update on the latest research into Charles Bonnet Syndrome from Dr Jasleen Jolly as part of a Retina UK podcast about visual hallucinations.
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in working-age people in the UK, and children as young as eighteen-months are regularly diagnosed.
Our community is informed and knowledgeable about current research projects into the cause(s) of and treatments for these conditions.
A round-up of the latest research into inherited retinal conditions - February 2024.
Research into inherited retinal conditions is one of the key objectives of Retina UK.
Retina UK invites applications for funding for innovative, high quality research projects investigating the causes and potential treatments for all forms of inherited retinal disease. We are particularly keen to receive proposals with demonstrable translational potential.
