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Foundation Fighting Blindness Announces National Virtual VisionWalk Day
NewsThis new virtual event on June 6th will raise awareness and fund research leading to treatments and cures for blindness caused by retinal diseases.
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#GivingTuesdayNow Featured Researcher Dr. Shannon Boye
Research NewsA Lifelong Science Nerd is Winning the Fight Against Blindness
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Foundation News
The inaugural credit-based event will include education on inherited retinal diseases, physician resources, and current clinical trials.
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Eye Disease Studies Suggest Mediterranean Diet is Good for the Brain
Research NewsA healthy diet is also important for people with retinal conditions
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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
