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Understanding Retinitis Pigmentosa
Discover how gene editing is advancing our understanding of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Keith Valentine caught up with Professor Majlinda Lako, Professor of Stem Cell Research at Newcastle University. In…
CUREUsher with Stephen White
Keith discusses CUREUsher, a charity dedicated to those with Usher syndrome, with Stephen White, one of its co-founders.
IBSA World Games with Alaina MacGregor and Monica Smith
To celebrate the kick-off of the 2023 IBSA World Games, Keith sits down with Alaina MacGregor, the CEO of British Blind Sport, and Monica Smith, the British B1 tennis champion, to talk about…
Assistive Technology and the need for Reasonable Adjustments
Keith chats about assistive technology with Dr Nasser Siabi, OBE. Nasser is the CEO of Microlink PC, which aims to provide disability management and assistive tech to the workplace. He was awarded an…
Overcoming adversity with Paralympian Darren Harris
Former Paralympian Darren Harris is an expert in overcoming adversity, blending lived experience, storytelling and psychological research. He founded Unblind Your Mind, a transformational programme…
Bench to Bedside: Professor Robert MacLaren and Joe Pepper
What does it take to get ground-breaking research out of the lab and accessible to patients so that we can save sight and change lives? In this episode of the Eye Research Podcast, Professor Robert…
Louisa Wickham, National Clinical Director for Eye Care
Louisa Wickham is their National Clinical Director for Eye Care and medical director at Moorfields Eye Hospital. In this podcast, she talks to Keith about her passion for ophthalmology, how the eyes…
Episode 11 - Funding the future generation of sight loss researchers
Keith Valentine talks to some of the PhD students we are privileged to be funding. Throughout the interview, the theme is one of determination and inspiration. The students discuss conducting…
Keith Valentine in conversation with Dave Clarke, new chief executive of the British Paralympic Association
Keith Valentine chats to Dave Clarke, who has just been appointed chief executive of the British Paralympic Association. Clarke represented his country 144 times in blind football, scoring a record…
Episode 9 - Dr Zakariya Jarrar discusses AMD and the gut and working on the frontline during Covid-19
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, we speak to Fight for Sight’s newly awarded research fellow Dr Zakariya Jarrar from King’s College. Dr Jarrar was due to begin his research into the role of…
Episode 8 - Living with Charles Bonnet Syndrome
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, we speak to supporter Amit Patel about living with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS). CBS is a common side-effect of sight loss in which people experience visual…
Episode 7: Professor Gus Gazzard discusses a more effective laser treatment for glaucoma
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Professor Gus Gazzard about his pioneering glaucoma study, which was part-funded by Fight for Sight. The study identified a more…
Episode 6: Challenge events and living with keratoconus
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporter Ashley Winter about keratoconus and fundraising. Ashley served in the military for 14 years, but a rare…
Episode 5: Professor Robert MacLaren discusses potential gene therapy for Stargardt disease
Today's programme focuses on Stargardt disease and the research underway into the condition. Guest: Professor Robert MacLaren, leading Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Oxford, discusses…
S1E7 Living with Stargardt macular dystrophy
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporters Rose and her mother Tina about Stargardt disease. Rose was diagnosed with Stargardt macular dystrophy…
S1E6 Living with glaucoma
In this episode of Eye Research Matters, our host, Róisín speaks to Fight for Sight supporter Niki de Lara about her experience of uveitic glaucoma. Niki was diagnosed with a condition called…
S1E5 Professor Keith Martin discusses a new way to repair the damage caused by glaucoma
Today’s programme focuses on Glaucoma – its causes, the treatments available, and what research is underway into the condition. Guest: Professor Keith Martin, a neuroscientist with an interest in…
S1E4 Episode 1: Professor Pete Coffey discusses the latest breakthroughs in age-related macular degeneration
Today’s programme focuses on age-related macular degeneration and the latest ground-breaking research into the condition. Guest: Professor Pete Coffey, Professor of Visual Psychophysics at Institute…
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Fight for Sight - Eye Research Matters has published 18 episodes since November 2019, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
Fight for Sight - Eye Research Matters is currently sporadic with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 25m.
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