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Giving in memory

Celebrate the life of your loved one, by donating in their memory and help us fund more research and support, now.

Sight Loss Survey 2025

Sight Loss Survey 2025

We want to ensure our current and future activities are relevant and that they respond to your needs. The only way we can be confident of this is to ask about your experiences, views and what matters to you.

Autosomal recessive inheritance

Autosomal recessive inheritance means that the faulty gene is on an autosome (any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes) and that both copies need to be faulty to cause sight loss

Types of genetic testing

This page explains the different types of genetic tests: diagnostic testing, predictive testing, carrier testing and research testing

The cover of the Winter 2025 edition of Look Forward, featuring two of our volunteers cutting a special 50th anniversary cake

Look Forward – Winter 2025 – Issue 188

This is the final edition of Look Forward this year and what a year it has been! We’ve had some very positive feedback about our Conferences and the Big Give Christmas Challenge is back - a great opportunity to double your donation at no extra cost to you! We’ve included a handy ‘What’s on’ article which outlines some of our plans for 2026. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and fulfilling New Year.

Image shows a Retina UK supporter with a skydive instructor freefalling in tandem. A blue sky is visible with clouds and the ground below.

Skydiving

Skydiving is an exhilarating experience, and you can do this while supporting our cause. Various dates and locations are available across the UK.

A young boy wearing glasses with his arms folded on a table

Information for teachers

If you have a child with a visual impairment joining your class, you may have questions about how best you can teach and help them.