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Why Science Is Closer Than You Think To Beating Blindness
In the PressUsing high-tech, camera-equipped eyeglasses and a healthy pair of eyes with 20/20 vision located hundreds, maybe even thousands, of miles away, a blind New York attorney has help to navigate the city’s busy streets and broken sidewalks.
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Interim Results Released for USH2A RNA Therapy Clinical Trial
Research NewsSuggestions of efficacy observed in 25 percent of participants receiving the treatment
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Foundation News
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on the IRD community.
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10 Things to Know Before You Fall Victim to a Retinal Stem Cell Scam
Research NewsAn article by David Gamm, MD, PhD, a Foundation-funded researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Seeing hope: Ledyard nonprofit focuses on rare retinal diseases
NewsSofia Priebe, 17, is legally blind. Her parents have started a nonprofit, Sofia Sees Hope, to raise funds for research into and awareness of the rare genetic disease Leber congenital amaurosis, which causes her blindness.
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First Patient Receives Emerging CRISPR Therapy in Clinical Trial for LCA 10
Research NewsFirst time emerging CRISPR therapy administered inside the human body
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ARVO 2014: LCA Gene Therapy Recipient Featured During Keynote
Research News15-year-old Yannick Duwe transfixed the audience, describing how the treatment enabled him to use a computer instead of Braille, and work much easier and faster at school.
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Researchers Report Six-Month Results from Biogen-Sponsored XLRP Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Research NewsVision improvements observed with medium and high doses
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Foundation Joins the Institute for Gene Therapies, a Newly Formed Advocacy Organization
Research NewsIGT to accelerate gene therapy development and patient access
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In the Press
People with disabilities are no different from anyone else. We all have strengths and challenges, and we all seek to be fully engaged in society. Treating blind people differently, either as incapable of conducting everyday tasks in life, or conversely, acting as though our ability to conduct even the most mundane chore is remarkable can be discouraging.
