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Aug 30, 2017
MeiraGTx Treats First Patient in XLRP Gene-Therapy Trial
The MeiraGTx gene therapy involves injection of healthy copies of RPGR underneath the retina. The RPGR copies are contained in a human-engineered virus — known as an adeno-associated virus or AAV — designed to readily penetrate retinal cells to deliver the therapeutic genetic cargo.
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Aug 7, 2017
Sight and Song: The Christian Guardino Story
Christian Guardino has been singing for as long as he can remember; it’s the seeing that is something new.
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Jul 26, 2017
Scientists Receive $25 Million to Develop a Vision-Restoring System that Connects to the Brain
The high-tech, vision-restoring system interfaces with the visual cortex, the back of the brain where visual input is processed to create the images we see.
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Jul 25, 2017
The partnership will help companies and researchers quickly obtain and implement high-quality vectors for their retinal gene-therapy development efforts.
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Jul 24, 2017
FFB-Funded Scientists Report on Nine Promising Translational Research Efforts
The Foundation Fighting Blindness has taken the translational challenge head on by investing more than $75 million in therapy-development projects with strong clinical-trial potential through its Translational Research Acceleration Program (TRAP), which includes Gund-Harrington Scholar Awards.
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Jul 19, 2017
Twelve People Receive XLRS Gene Therapy in AGTC's Clinical Trial
AGTC’s gene therapy uses a human-engineered virus — and adeno-associated virus or AAV — to deliver normal copies of retinoschisin to the patient’s retina.
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Jul 12, 2017
SparingVision Formed to Advance Sight-Saving Protein for RP
SparingVision received a €300,000 award known as the Honor Prize from the French Ministry of Research. The award is given to new, innovative companies in France competing in a national contest.
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Jun 29, 2017
Researchers Find Mutation as Frequent Cause of RP in American Hispanics
The discovery can help genetic experts diagnose more patients with adRP, and it gives researchers a target for developing potential therapies.
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Jun 1, 2017
Valproic Acid's Effect Too Small in One-Year Clinical Trial
While a therapy for adRP will not emerge from the clinical trial, study investigators advanced development of a new outcome measure known as EZ Area to quickly and accurately evaluate potential therapies for RP in human studies.
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May 23, 2017
Forty-Four High-Impact Retinal-Research Efforts Highlighted at FFB-Casey Innovation Summit
In its fourth year, the meeting is becoming the world’s most comprehensive overview of the promising research underway for emerging IRD treatments.