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Every six minutes, someone in the UK is told they’re going blind. That’s 250 people a day. Sight Research UK (SRUK) funds world class research poised to provide new and more effective solutions for patients - be it in diagnosis, prevention or treatment. Your gift will help beat sight loss faster.

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  • Medical Research Medical Research
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • People With Disabilities People With Disabilities

    Situation

    There are 2.5 million people living with sight loss in the UK today. Without further investment in sight-saving research, another 1.5 million are predicted to lose their sight by 2050. But research into sight-threatening conditions is in crisis, receiving just 1.5% of public medical research funding (that’s a mere £9.60 a year for every person with sight loss). We must do all we can so that new and better sight-saving solutions can be found faster.

    Solution

    SRUK has a track record of funding research that makes a difference. To date, our funding has contributed to important improvements such as making corneal transplants more efficient (and more readily available), a revolutionary new treatment for uveitis patients, a promising gene therapy for glaucoma, and drops for diabetic retinopathy (to replace monthly injections in the eye) which are currently in clinical trials. With your help, we can do even more.

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    100%
    Categories

  • Medical Research Medical Research
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • People With Disabilities People With Disabilities