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Mini-retinas are essentially mini eyeballs in a dish. They contain all of the cell types in the human retina and we can perform many experiments on these to figure out the missing pieces in the puzzle.
Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.
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.
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With a significant proportion of inherited retinal conditions being caused by unidentified genetic faults, and many families unable to get clear results from genetic tests in clinic, the project set out to solve previously undiagnosable cases and discover more of the genes and mutations that are associated with sight loss.
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Retina UK is delighted that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted the gene therapy Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) for ongoing use by the NHS in Scotland.
Our community are the reason we are able to continue supporting those with inherited sight-loss conditions through research and practical support.
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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