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Encouraging Vision Improvements Reported in ReNeuron's Cell-Therapy Clinical Trial
Research NewsReNeuron, a cellular therapy developer in the UK, has reported vision improvements in the treated eyes of the first three retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients in the Phase II part of the Phase I/II clinical trial for its proprietary human retinal progenitor cells (hRPC). The Phase I portion of the trial, completed last year, primarily assessed safety in subjects with minimal remaining vision.
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Check out the latest updates in research and science around blinding retinal diseases.
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The Foundation Receives a $100,000 Research Grant from Sofia Sees Hope
Research NewsSofia Sees Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to finding treatments and cures for people with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), has made a $100,000 donation to the Foundation Fighting Blindness to support therapy development and genetic testing.
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Pixium's PRIMA Bionic Vision System Restores Central Vision in Dry AMD Clinical Trial
Research NewsThe French bioelectronics company Pixium Vision has reported that its PRIMA bionic vision system has restored some central vision in patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) participating in a clinical feasibility trial.
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Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a leading developer of gene therapies, has reported the six-month follow-up data in all patients treated with its gene therapy for X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) in its Phase I/II clinical trial.
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FDA Authorizes Clinical Trial for CRISPR/Cas9 Therapy for LCA 10
Research NewsEditas Medicine, a company developing gene-editing treatments, has received authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch a clinical trial for its emerging CRISPR/Cas9 therapy for people with a mutation in the gene CEP290, which causes Leber congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10). LCA causes severe vision loss or blindness at birth.
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ProQR Receives FDA Authorization to Launch Clinical Trial for USH2A Therapy
Research NewsProQR, a biotech in the Netherlands developing therapies for rare diseases, has received authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch a Phase I/II clinical trial for QR-421a, its treatment targeting mutations in exon 13 of the USH2A gene.
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Acucela Enrolling Patients in Phase 3 Trial for Stargardt Disease Treatment
Research NewsThe Seattle biotech Acucela is now enrolling participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial for emixustat hydrochloride, an emerging oral drug for slowing vision loss in people with Stargardt disease, an inherited form of a macular degeneration.
