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Displaying 121–130 of 147 for “Visions 2020”
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May 15, 2020
Foundation NewsEnhancements include streamlined data entry, improved site navigation, better accessibility for low-vision users, and efficient integration with mobile technology.
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May 7, 2020
Foundation and Vision Partners Seek Biomedical Research Support from Congress during COVID-19 Crisis
Foundation NewsDelays in Research Impacting Therapy Development
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Apr 10, 2020
Why Science Is Closer Than You Think To Beating Blindness
In the PressUsing high-tech, camera-equipped eyeglasses and a healthy pair of eyes with 20/20 vision located hundreds, maybe even thousands, of miles away, a blind New York attorney has help to navigate the city’s busy streets and broken sidewalks.
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Mar 31, 2020
Foundation NewsThe Foundation Fighting Blindness is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on the IRD community.
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Mar 23, 2020
No Limits for Determined Paralympian Triathlete
Beacon StoriesParalympian Elizabeth Baker says that Stargardt disease has made her a tougher person.
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Mar 12, 2020
Seeing hope: Ledyard nonprofit focuses on rare retinal diseases
NewsSofia Priebe, 17, is legally blind. Her parents have started a nonprofit, Sofia Sees Hope, to raise funds for research into and awareness of the rare genetic disease Leber congenital amaurosis, which causes her blindness.
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Feb 14, 2020
In the PressPeople with disabilities are no different from anyone else. We all have strengths and challenges, and we all seek to be fully engaged in society. Treating blind people differently, either as incapable of conducting everyday tasks in life, or conversely, acting as though our ability to conduct even the most mundane chore is remarkable can be discouraging.
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The Legacy Society is a unique group of Foundation Fighting Blindness members who have made a lasting commitment to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases by making a gift to the Foundation through a will, trust or by beneficiary designation.
The Legacy Society is a way for the Foundation to recognize this profound contribution to retinal research. A gift of any kind to the Foundation is a wonderful act of compassion and generosity.
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Feb 6, 2020
Foundation NewsMy Retina Tracker Program is the highest volume IRD genetic testing program in the U.S.