
Meet our community: Bhavini Makwana
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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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".
As part of our aim to nurture young scientists, we are very pleased to introduce one of our new PhD students as part of a co-funding agreement with the Macular Society.
Tomasz Tomkiewicz is undertaking a PhD studentship funded by Retina UK and The Macular Society.
Russ was diagnosed with Choroideremia at the age of 11, after visiting caves in Spain and not being able to see anything.
Emily Kearney is mum to four boys, aged four to 13, two of whom are living with an inherited sight loss condition.
Katerina joined the Retina UK team at the start of 2023 after hearing about the charity through her involvement in a research project at the University of Bath, where she works as an academic.
Simon talks about his experience of genetic testing and counselling.
It’s not very often that we come across a researcher working on a project inspired by their own lived experience of a sight loss condition.
Retina UK is delighted to announce that it has awarded three new research grants worth more than £870,000.
Inside this edition, register now for our AI webinar on 7 December with Dr Nikolas Pontikos.