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Feb 28, 2023
RD Fund Appoints Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS to Board of Directors
Ophthalmology visionary Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, to join RD Fund’s Board.
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Feb 21, 2023
Foundation Fighting Blindness to Host their Spring VisionWalks
These VisionWalk events taking place this spring will raise awareness and fund research finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases.
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Feb 18, 2023
Geographic atrophy (GA) is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which causes blindness in one million people in the United States and 5 million worldwide.
This is the first time that a treatment has been approved for this leading cause of blindness.
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Feb 13, 2023
The Foundation Makes an Impact on Retinal Research
The Foundation Fighting Blindness’ long-term impact on moving the inherited retinal disease field forward towards treatments and cures.
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Jan 25, 2023
Foundation Fighting Blindness to Host PRPH2 and Associated Retinal Diseases Workshop
Session to have special translational research emphasis on PRPH2 and inherited macular dystrophies.
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Jan 6, 2023
The Retinal Degeneration Fund invests in a $78M Series B for Perceive Biotherapeutics
The investment supports the clinical development of two novel programs, both with the aim of being protective against vision loss.
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Jan 3, 2023
Opus Genetics Acquires Rights to Gene Therapies for BEST1 and RP (RHO)
The company plans to seek clinical trial authorization for the BEST1 gene therapy during the second half of 2023
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Dec 2, 2022
SparingVision Receives Authorization to Launch US Clinical Trial for its Cone-Preserving Treatment
The emerging therapy is designed to work independent of the mutated gene causing retinitis pigmentosa
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Dec 2, 2022
Opus Genetics to Launch Gene Therapy Clinical Trial for LCA5 Patients
The LCA5 gene therapy will be the first emerging Opus treatment to move into a human study
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Dec 2, 2022
Your Dollar Makes a Difference
At the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a dollar is more than just a dollar – it’s a path to transforming lives. But just where does your donation go?