Search

We regularly make applications for grants to fund our information and support projects and have recently been successful in securing £12,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund.

• News

When we talk about gene therapy we are usually referring to use of a harmless virus, called a vector, to deliver a normal copy of a defective gene into the cells of the eye.

The Spring 2023 edition of the Retina UK newsletter, Look Forward, which includes articles about our upcoming events, research updates and more.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

This edition includes exciting news about our Annual and Professionals’ Conferences. We hope as many of you as possible can join us in Manchester, or online, in September. You’ll also find updates about the latest research and a feature on one of our funded researchers, Dr Jörn Lakowski.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Chris McCausland is heading to Blackpool for week 10 of Strictly Come Dancing.

• Story
• Retinitis pigmentosa

“Being part of something and feeling that you are not alone,” are just two of the positive benefits Cindy Peacock says she experiences as a volunteer with Retina UK.

• Case study - community
• Written

Did you join either of our Conferences this year? You can read about them inside this edition of Look Forward. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from our delegates so if you weren’t able to attend, you can watch or listen to the recordings from the day on our website.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Do you want to win up to £25,000 and feel good about supporting people with inherited progressive sight loss?!

Take on one of the Lake District's toughest challenges and be rewarded with epic panoramic views from the highest peaks in England, in aid of Retina UK.

• Walks & Treks
• United Kingdom