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Monthly Archives: Oct 2024
Progress on developing eyedrops to treat aniridia-associated keratopathy
Professor Martin Collinson is based at The Institute of Medical Sciences in the University of Aberdeen, and has been working on the roles of the PAX6 gene in eye development and adult life for over 25 years. He enjoys opportunities to … Continue reading
Posted in Medical staff talking, Research
Tagged Conference, Conference 2024, cornea, keratopathy, Martin Collinson, PAX6, research
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Results of research into the impact of sight loss between adults with sporadic and familial aniridia
Helen Campbell has recently finished studying for her MSc in Genetic and Genomic Counselling at Cardiff University School of Medicine, and works as an Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO) for RNIB. Prior to that, she worked in the charity sector … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiff University, Conference, Conference 2024, Helen Campbell, psychosocial, research
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Supporting children with aniridia in education
Gayle Johnson is a Qualified Teacher For Vision Impairment (QTVI) in the Vision Support Service at Dorset Council. Through her career in education as a Special Needs Coordinator and Senior Leader, and now in her current role as a QTVI, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, Conference 2024, young people
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National 3 Peaks Challenge raises £735
Gemma raised mountains of money for us by speedily climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, in 24 hours. Here’s her story. I decided to take on this challenge in order to motivate myself to stay fit … Continue reading
Meet up in Kensington after Sight Village 2024
Twelve people joined us for dinner and chat about aniridia on 5 November. This included an American woman who has recently move to London for work and another long-lost member as well as several regulars. It was immediately after the … Continue reading
Four steps forward, two steps back …?
Permjit Bhachu is Information, Advice & Guidance Coordinator at the charity Focus Birmingham. At our 2023 conference in Birmingham last September, she gave a talk about one particular person she had been working with, who had endured a great deal of hardship … Continue reading
Living with Auditory Processing Disorder
Alyson Mountjoy is the founder of APD Support UK, which provides information and useful links for people affected by Auditory Processing Disorder, a condition that affects her son. She has also written two books on APD – one of which … Continue reading
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Tagged auditory processing disorder APD, Conference, Conference 2023
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