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Progress toward a stem cell–based therapy for blindness
In the PressA multi-institutional effort led by researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine is taking steps to develop an effective technique to regenerate photoreceptors cells and restore sight in people with vision disorders.
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The Foundation Fighting Blindness is inviting you to share your vision-loss journey through written word, audio or video as a part of our October “Share Your Vision” campaign. Help your friends, family, and even people you don’t know, see the world through your eyes—because your story is powerful and unique.
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Research News
The emerging therapy is designed to restore vision for people with advanced retinal degenerative diseases
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Discovering Confidence Through Vulnerability
Beacon StoriesFashion and Lifestyle Blogger Lindi Goff is sharing her authentic self by being vulnerable about her journey with Stargardt disease.
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Apellis’ Treatment for Advanced Dry AMD to Receive Priority Review from FDA
Research NewsThere are currently no FDA-approved therapies for geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced form of dry AMD.
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RD Fund Announces New Chair, and Expansion of Board of Directors
In the PressRD Fund Board member and seasoned ophthalmology leader Adrienne Graves, PhD, appointed chair. Ophthalmology luminaries Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD, and José-Alain Sahel, MD, to join the board.
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Endogena Launches Clinical Trial of Therapy to Activate Stem Cells in RP Patients’ Retinas
Research NewsThe emerging treatment is gene-agnostic.
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Eye on the Prize Winner: Josh/Nicholls State University
Beacon StoriesThis year, the Foundation created a new fundraising initiative called Eye on the Prize, influenced by March Madness. The winner of the inaugural Eye on the Prize competition was Nicholls State University, raising $2,428. This winning team was led by Josh Cogswell, an assistant professor of management at Nicholls State University, who has his own personal connection to the Foundation’s mission.
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VISIONS 2022 Session Recordings
VISIONS 2022, the national conference of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, is a one-of-a-kind event in which individuals who are visually impaired, and their families, have the opportunity to hear about exciting advancements in blindness research.
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Kiora to Launch Clinical Trial in Australia for Vision-Restoring Small Molecule for RP Patients
Research NewsThe approach bestows light sensitivity to retinal ganglion cells for people who have lost their photoreceptors
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