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

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Her work with us enables her to achieve her aim of empowering others living with similar conditions to her own.

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Martin's son was diagnosed with Stargardt’s at a young age which has led Martin to take a close interest in the progress of research into Retinal disease.

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Roger has retinitis pigmentosa, as do his son, mother and grandfather. He was officially diagnosed aged 16.

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Prof John Marshall is the Frost Professor of Ophthalmology at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London.

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Simon spent 40 years as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.

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Ashley is currently the Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, International for Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

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Vanessa is the General Counsel at the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national data science and artificial intelligence research institute.

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Bhavini was diagnosed with RP in 1997 aged 17. The consultant who confirmed her diagnosis told her that “there was no cure or treatment and she should prepare to go blind".

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Russ was diagnosed with Choroideremia at the age of 11, after visiting caves in Spain and not being able to see anything.

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