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The Foundation’s grants and awards are critical and allow recipients to secure additional and often larger awards from other funding entities like the National Institute of Health.
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Over the next five years, our focus is to raise awareness of our science initiatives, both within and outside the Foundation, particularly around our research portfolio.
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To make a bigger impact on our mission to turn early research into clinical trials for people with IRDs and dry AMD, the Foundation will grow its network of collaborators and partners.
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After a review by our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), three key research gaps were identified: models to study retinal diseases, understanding how the immune system reacts, and finding biomarkers that can predict disease progression and help guide treatment decisions.
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The fiscal year 2025-2029 Science Strategic Plan is developed with a single, overarching goal: To drive research projects and activities to overcome barriers to translating preclinical research into clinical trials for individuals affected by inherited retinal diseases and dry AMD.
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Share Your Vision: Heather Edwards
Beacon StoriesHeather Edwards has turned her personal journey with cone-rod dystrophy into a mission to support others facing similar challenges. Despite facing difficulties during her youth, Heather now uses her experiences to advocate for awareness and support for blinding diseases, emphasizing that blindness is a spectrum and each person’s experience is uniquely valuable.
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MicroRNA Breakthroughs: Paving the Way for Vision Restoration
Research NewsResearchers funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness are developing microRNA-based therapies for inherited retinal diseases, building on recent Nobel Prize-winning discoveries.
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Safety Clinical Trial Launched for Usher Syndrome 3 Drug
Research NewsResearchers hope the molecule will slow the vision and hearing loss associated with USH3.
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Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 74: Dr. Kia Washington
Eye on the CureDr. Kia Washington talks about her work in whole eye transplantation and more.
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What Does Vision Loss Look Like?
Each person’s degree and type of vision loss is different. Use the Vision Viewer to show an image that best resembles your level of vision loss.
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