Recent Foundation News
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Celebrates 20 Years of VisionWalk
Foundation NewsVisionWalk has been uniting communities across the country for 20 years, all while raising awareness and funding research driving treatments and cures for blinding diseases.
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Harriet Finkelstein, Foundation Angel, Passes Away
Foundation NewsThough unaffected by vision loss, she brought great passion to driving the Foundation’s mission.
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The free, online event at 7 p.m. ET on March 13, 2025, will feature presentations from Christine Kay, MD, Vitreoretinal Associates in Gainesville, Florida, and Thomas Mendel, MD, PhD, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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ARPA-H award establishes multi-disciplinary consortium of industry experts to address current limitations and advance innovative technologies for vision-restoring whole eye transplantation.
Goal to bring light to those who are blind through first-ever successful vision recovery in six whole eye transplants in humans by 2030.
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Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice — A New York Times Editor’s Pick
Foundation News“Tatel’s humility and tenacity shine. The result is a stirring reflection on an extraordinary life,” Publishers Weekly
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Social media campaign to encourage personal story sharing to spread awareness about blinding diseases and empower involvement with the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
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Innovative Ways to Support Research for Treatments and Cures for Blinding Diseases
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Hosts Chicago Night for Sight Event
Foundation NewsThe October 5th event will raise awareness and fund research driving treatments and cures for blinding diseases and macular degeneration.
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Recording Available: Foundation Insights Forum – August 29, 2024
Foundation NewsThe Foundation Fighting Blindness is pleased to provide a recording and full transcript of the Insights Forum, our quarterly conference call providing updates to the blinding diseases community. The call took place on August 29, 2024.
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Summary of the Ninth Annual Retinal Cell & Gene Therapy Innovation Summit 2024
Foundation NewsIn its ninth year, the Innovation Summit featured more than 30 presentations from retina experts from around the world with nearly 420 people in attendance.
