Creating without limits: artistic expression and sight Loss
Creating without limits: artistic expression and sight Loss
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Potential drug targets identified for RP
A recently published study has described numerous disease mechanisms that appear to be common across different types of inherited sight loss, suggesting that there is significant potential for drug treatments that could work regardless of the underlying causative gene.
Online information & support
Retina UK has a number of online support resources which we offer via social media.
Together We Can: ways you can get involved!
Join our upcoming webinar to find out how you can get involved and fundraise for Retina UK this year.
COMING SOON: Miles for Vision: Behind the Scenes of the London Marathon 2025
Join our upcoming webinar to hear from our Fundraising manager James Clarke, as he talks to some of our 2025 London Marathon runners!
Therapy development updates
There are many ongoing clinical and laboratory studies around the world, exploring innovative approaches to treating inherited sight loss.
Trusts and Foundations
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in working-age people in the UK, and children as young as eighteen-months are regularly diagnosed.
Beware of online adverts about treatments
The Retina UK community is sometimes targeted by adverts online or in social media, offering invasive treatments for inherited sight loss.
Information and support services
Whether you are looking for practical information or emotional support, online, by phone or face-to-face, we’re here to help.
Brain stimulation may reduce hallucinations
UK researchers have discovered that passing a weak electrical current between electrodes on a person’s scalp may lead to a reduction in frequency of the visual hallucinations experienced by some people living with sight loss.