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ARVO 2015 Highlight: A Cut-and-Paste Approach to Fixing Retinal-Disease Genes
Research NewsOne of the hot topics at ARVO this year is a rapidly advancing gene-therapy approach called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or CRISPR.
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Beacon Stories
An interview with Louis Posen, record label founder and retinitis pigmentosa patient.
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Need-to-Know Information about Clinical Trials
Research NewsA primer on what you can expect from clinical trials.
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Beacon Stories
People with retinal disease describe their experiences “not looking blind.”
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CME — What It Is, and Why People with Retinal Diseases Should Know About It
Research NewsDr. Gerald Fishman discusses cystoid macular edema (CME), a potentially damaging accumulation of fluid in the retina affecting up to 32 percent of people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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A Stem-Cells Video for Kids (and Newbies of All Ages)
Research NewsBiology and genetics can be difficult to understand for even an educated adult, so when something kid-friendly is produced, especially a video, we are eager to share it.
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Low-Hanging Fruit: Repurposing Drugs to Treat Retinal Diseases
Research NewsBecause repurposing relies on prior research and clinical data, it reduces the cost and time needed to establish a new therapeutic application for the drug.
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Changing Someone’s Life: A New Video Emphasizes the Need to Support FFB’s Mission
Beacon StoriesAllison Corona is one of 40 people with Leber congenital amaurosis who’ve benefitted from a gene therapy clinical trial.
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Genetics 101: How Some Retinal Diseases are Inherited
Research NewsTo understand heredity, you have to know a little about genetics. Below is a review of the three major genetic-disease inheritance patterns.
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Ready for the Spotlight: Rebecca Alexander Shares Her Story of Living with Usher Syndrome
Beacon Stories“…the best thing is to reach out and network, and access all the resources. The more invested you are in what’s out there, the more you get back.”
