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May 30, 2018
French Gene Therapy Company Advancing Three Programs for Retinal Diseases
Horama’s gene therapies are injections of healthy copies of a gene underneath the retina to compensate for the defective gene.
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May 7, 2018
ARVO 2018: Dr. Henry Klassen Provides Update on jCyte Stem Cell Trials
Dr. Henry Klassen, jCyte co-founder and investigator at UC Irvine, provides an update on the clinical trials for an RP therapy derived from stem cells.
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May 4, 2018
ARVO 2018: Port Delivery System Designed to Reduce Burden of Lucentis Injections for Wet AMD
Dr. Christopher Brittain, Genentech medical director, discusses his company’s port delivery system, a tiny capsule implanted into the eye, for delivery of Lucentis® over a period of a few months.
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May 3, 2018
ARVO 2018: Dr. Stephen Daiger Reports on the State of Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Diseases
ARVO 2018: Dr. Stephen Daiger Reports on the State of Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Diseases
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May 2, 2018
ARVO 2018: Dr. Steve Rose Reports on CRISPR/Cas9 for Inherited Retinal Diseases
FFB’s own Dr. Steve Rose, chief scientific officer, reviews our commitment to funding and exploring CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing for inherited retinal disease.
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May 1, 2018
ARVO 2018: Studies Show Mediterranean Diet May Lower Advanced AMD Risk
Several research studies have suggested that the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) - which is rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, and fish - may be good for your health, including lowering your risk of an early visit from the grim reaper.
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Apr 30, 2018
ARVO 2018: Dr. Shannon Boye Reports on her Emerging Gene Therapy for LCA (GUCY2D)
Shannon Boye, PhD, University of Florida, talks about the advancement of her of gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis toward a clinical trial.
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Apr 25, 2018
ARVO 2018: World's Largest Show and Tell for Innovations in Eye Research
More than 11,000 eye researchers from around the world — including five intrepid members from FFB’s science team — will gather to participate in what is essentially a massive “show and tell” of the latest scientific advancements.
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Apr 16, 2018
Retinal Patch Performs Promisingly in Clinical Trial for Dry AMD Patients
Regenerative Patch Technologies, a company developing stem-cell-derived treatments for people with retinal diseases, has reported encouraging results for the first five patients with advanced, dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) participating in a Phase I/IIa clinical trial for its therapy – a patch comprised of a layer of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells on a synthetic scaffold.
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Apr 9, 2018
Study Suggests Vitamin A May Benefit Children with RP
An FFB-funded study at Massachusetts Eye andEar Infirmary (MEEI) suggests that vitamin A palmitate supplementation may slow the decline of cone function by nearly 50 percent in children with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).