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Thanks to recent advances in stem cell research, we are getting closer to replacing cells in the retina lost to diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
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Turning Stem Cells Into "Super" Models
Research NewsScientists have found a way to take a small skin or blood sample from a patient, turn back the clock on those sample cells so they become stem cells, and then coax them forward to become photoreceptors, or any other cell type in the body.
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Nobel Prize Winners Have Big Impact on Emerging Retinal Treatments
Research NewsThe 2012 Nobel Medicine prize winners are having an enormous impact on sight-saving retinal research.
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Tempering the Immune System to Save Vision
Research NewsGreat progress is being made in identifying targets for therapies, including using the body’s own protective systems to keep the photoreceptors alive.
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Tiny Implantable Telescope Can Restore Some Central Vision in AMD
Research NewsKnown as the implantable miniature telescope (IMT), the device is surgically placed in the eye, where it focuses images onto the area of the patient’s retina that is still functional.
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Have I Got a Cure for You! Debunking an Alleged Treatment on the Internet
Research NewsHow do you know if a treatment is legit? There should be preclinical and clinical trial data published in a peer-reviewed journal on research for the treatment.
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Could Combining Future Treatments Be an Option?
Research NewsHow therapies will likely be used synergistically in the future.
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The FDA's Indispensible Role (a guest blog from Dr. Patricia Zilliox)
Research NewsWhile it may not seem obvious, the FDA ultimately drives everything — the researchers and the money. That’s because without FDA approval, you have no treatment, even if you have great research and adequate funding.
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There's More Than One Way to Correct a Genetic Defect
Research NewsA quick primer on genes and their critical role in building proteins.
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Vision Testing and Retinal Imaging in Clinical Trials: What Patients Can Expect
Research NewsBecause measuring changes is not always easy, people in clinical trials often undergo a number of different tests over one or several years. It can be challenging for the patient, but is necessary to determine if a treatment is working.
