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Do you want to win up to £25,000 and feel good about supporting people with inherited progressive sight loss?! 50+ Retina UK supporters have won a cash prize so far.

May is National Walking Month! Are you ready to join #TeamRetinaUK in May for our daily 5K challenge? Your support will allow us to continue supporting those who are living with inherited sight loss.

• Walks & Treks
• United Kingdom

As well as many of the well-known races, we also have exclusive places available in hundreds of local runs. Wherever you live, you can run as part of #TeamRetinaUK this year!

• Running
• Close to home

Welcome to the winter edition of Look Forward. It’s packed full of news from our Conferences, the latest research news and an interview with Hassina Zeriri, one of our funded PhD students.

We have also included details of lots of ways you can get involved with Retina UK over the coming months, along with some suggested festive fundraising for the Christmas period.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

This edition of Look Forward includes the very latest news about an experimental therapy by Retina UK funded researchers, an article about one of our PhD students, a calendar of events in 2025, the usual research news round-up and lots more. Please take the time to complete our Sight Loss Survey, enclosed with this edition. You can find out more about the Survey.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Inside this edition, set yourself a challenge in 2024, plus find out about our brand new lottery.

• Look Forward
• Audio
• Written

Amar Latif is an adventurer, entrepreneur, TV presenter and public speaker. He became an Ambassador for Retina UK in 2020.

• Case study - Ambassador
• Written

Annemarie and Kim share the role of Local Group Facilitator for ‘Bumpers’ in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The group meets monthly and is open to anyone living with sight loss in the Belfast area. They currently have almost 40 members, supported by an incredible team of sighted volunteers.

• Case study - community
• Written

Together We Can: ways you can get involved!

• Webinar
• Audio
• Video

Flip pancakes for people living with inherited sight loss. Take on our Flipping Fantastic Fundraising Challenge and try to flip as many pancakes as possible whilst raising money for Retina UK!