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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
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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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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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Annual General Meeting 2024
The Aniridia Network AGM will be held online on 13 August 2022 Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting, Conference, Conference 2024, meeting, trustees
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Conference 2024
We held this great event online and it was completely FREE to attend. We had a great line up of speakers, to talk about aniridia related themes. From personal experiences to cutting edge research, education and leadership – something for … Continue reading
Lives with Aniridia & Auditory Processing Disorder
Mother and daughter Bernie and Abbie Reddington both have Aniridia and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), which have impacted their lives in a variety of ways. They spoke openly at our 2023 Conference in Birmingham last September about the challenges they’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged auditory processing disorder APD, Conference, Conference 2023
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Amlexanox rescues PAX6 levels in aniridia stem cell-derived models
Dulce Lima Cunha is a postdoctoral researcher from UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, currently working at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Last year she published the results of a study demonstrating that Amlexanox rescues PAX6 levels in aniridia stem cell-derived models, … Continue reading
Natural history of aniridia: a genotype-phenotype study of 86 aniridia patients with PAX6 mutations
In 2021, the results of a significant study were published by Vivienne Kit, Dulce Lima Cunha, Ahmed M. Hagag and Mariya Moosajee. It assessed 86 aniridia patients with a variety of mutations in the PAX6 gene, through the retrospective review … Continue reading
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