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Disease
Often diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, BBS is an inherited disease causing progressive loss of night and peripheral vision from retinitis pigmentosa. BBS can also cause a number of other symptoms and problems including: obesity, extra fingers and toes, kidney disease, and developmental disabilities. Symptoms vary from person to person.
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The Foundation's Investments Are Filling the Pipeline for Vision-Saving Therapies
Research NewsIn addition to funding promising biotech start-ups, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has played a critical role in developing research talent.
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FFB-Funded Scientists Report on Nine Promising Translational Research Efforts
Research NewsThe 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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Researchers Find Mutation as Frequent Cause of RP in American Hispanics
Research NewsThe discovery can help genetic experts diagnose more patients with adRP, and it gives researchers a target for developing potential therapies.
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Valproic Acid's Effect Too Small in One-Year Clinical Trial
Research NewsWhile 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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A Change in Identity Might Someday Save Vision
Research NewsBy changing the identity of cells in the retina–namely rods–researchers may someday be able to slow or halt vision loss for those with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other related conditions.
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Optogenetic Therapy Takes First Step Forward in Clinical Trial
Research NewsRetroSense’s optogenetic therapy is designed to restore vision to people who are completely blind from retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa by bestowing light sensitivity to retinal ganglion cells, which survive after photoreceptors, the cells that make vision possible, are lost.
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Pixium Vision Reports Progress in Development of Two Advanced Bionic Retina Systems
Research NewsBoth approaches show strong, near-term potential for providing meaningful vision to people who are otherwise blind from retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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At VISIONS 2016, FFB’s national conference, the Foundation honored him with its Ed Gollob Board of Directors Award for breakthrough research conducted within the past year.
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A Leap Forward: Spark Therapeutics Seeks FDA Approval for its Vision-Restoring Gene Therapy
Research NewsA Leap Forward: Spark Therapeutics Seeks FDA Approval for its Vision-Restoring Gene Therapy
