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Annual Report 2019-2020
Read details of what our officials, members and supporters did and our finances between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020. Thanks to great efforts by everyone who helped with these achievements Continue reading
Get a call to ‘Ask the expert’ about aniridia
Six members got to speak with an expert who cares for lots of patients with aniridia and has a detailed knowledge of the field A doctor who specialises in aniridia very generously offerred one-to-one calls with those affected by the … Continue reading
Insecurity and aniridia
Two things taught Fern about insecurity – being blind due to aniridia and online dating. Watch her amazing TEDx talk. From denying her disability entirely to learning that she didn’t have to fully accept being blind to reveal it to … Continue reading
Sleep and visual impairment health study
Participants are wanted for a study into the association between vision impairment and sleep, health, and wellbeing. The researchers are keen to identify the effects of different conditions including aniridia. Many people with aniridia experience sleep issues which may be … Continue reading
Rare Disease Day 2020 Meetup
Rare Disease Day is always a very good opportunity to bring people together and raise further awareness of aniridia. To mark the occasion, trustee Eleanor Burke hosted an aniridia meetup at Wynn’s Hotel in Dublin on Saturday 29 February 2020, … Continue reading
Consultation on artificial iris implants guidance: have your say
Draft guidance about using artificial iris implants in England is open for consultation. This follows a review evidence on the efficacy and safety of artificial iris implants for people with aniridia. The recommendation is that, for the moment, surgery to … Continue reading
Funding for aniridia drug research in Aberdeen
The charity Fight for Sight is funding scientists at the University of Aberdeen to test two drugs for the treatment aniridia. The team will determine whether taking either of the drugs by mouth or as eye drops can restore levels … Continue reading
Channel swim fundraiser
A woman has raised £2,629 for people with aniridia and WAGR syndrome by completing a gruelling swim across the English Channel – at the second attempt. Nicola S Morgan took on the challenge to help buy a £1,800 electronic magnifier … Continue reading
Send Christmas cards by aniridics to fund treatments conference
Are you planning to post Christmas cards to your friends and family? We suggest you send our e-cards instead and tackle aniridia too! The cards even have lovely designs by children from around the world who have aniridia. Send us your design … Continue reading
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Scotland & London Meet-Ups
This month we held 2 successful meet-ups in different parts of the UK, bringing together a variety of people affected by aniridia. In the north we were proud to hold our first ever event in Scotland, when trustee Eleanor Burke … Continue reading
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