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Inheritance patterns

Your doctor or genetic counsellor will spend some time asking about other people in your family to try to work out the way in which your particular faulty gene has been passed down through the generations – this is referred to as the inheritance pattern.

Our supporters

We are supported by some truly inspirational fundraisers. Whether they are running a Marathon, holding a bake sale or doing something else, we are very grateful for your support.

Retina UK local peer support groups: National

National Peer Support Group

Tuesday 31 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Spring meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Stuart Hann, The Blind Chocolatier who runs his own business and shop in the Lake District!

Retina UK interest focused peer support group: 'Talking' Tech

‘Talking’ Tech Peer Support Group

Tuesday 24 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Join us for our latest meeting where we are delighted to introduce Anna Holloway & Ellie Dowdy as our new facilitators of the Tech group alongside our guest speaker Chris Moreton from HumanWare.

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Applications invited for project grants and studentships

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.