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There's More Than One Way to Correct a Genetic Defect
Research NewsA quick primer on genes and their critical role in building proteins.
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UCI Stem-Cell Pioneer Poised to Launch Clinical Trial for RP Patients
Research NewsDr. Henry Klassen’s progenitor-based therapy has the potential to rescue a variety of retinal cells — including rods, cones, retinal pigment epithelium and ganglion cells — and, therefore, may save vision in people with a wide range of conditions.
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Foundation News
Chairwoman Capito, Ranking Member Baldwin, and members of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, the Foundation Fighting Blindness appreciates the opportunity to provide written testimony to the subcommittee as an outside witness.
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Karen Petrou Appointed as Board Chair of the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Foundation NewsDavid Brint retires after eight years of distinguished service; Petrou to lead effective July 1, 2024.
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The Foundation Receives a $100,000 Research Grant from Sofia Sees Hope
Research NewsSofia Sees Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to finding treatments and cures for people with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) and other inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), has made a $100,000 donation to the Foundation Fighting Blindness to support therapy development and genetic testing.
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Disease
Often diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited retinal disease causing progressive loss of night and peripheral vision. The condition often leads to legal and sometimes complete blindness.
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Research News
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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FFB-CRI Leads Effort to Identify Outcome Measures for Therapies in Clinical Trials
Research NewsImproved outcome measures will make clinical trials for degenerative retinal diseases — including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the world’s leading cause of blindness in seniors, and inherited retinal conditions such as RP and Stargardt disease — less expensive to conduct and able to deliver more precise results.
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Safely Harnessing the Power of Stem Cells
Research NewsIn the not-too-distant future, researchers will be able to turn stem cells into new photoreceptors for people who have lost vision to a retinal disease. But they must also carefully harness their power to ensure positive consequences.
