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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
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Beacon Stories
An interview with Louis Posen, record label founder and retinitis pigmentosa patient.
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CME — What It Is, and Why People with Retinal Diseases Should Know About It
Research NewsDr. Gerald Fishman discusses cystoid macular edema (CME), a potentially damaging accumulation of fluid in the retina affecting up to 32 percent of people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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Low-Hanging Fruit: Repurposing Drugs to Treat Retinal Diseases
Research NewsBecause repurposing relies on prior research and clinical data, it reduces the cost and time needed to establish a new therapeutic application for the drug.
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Despite Blindness, the Peaches are Sweet in Paran
Research NewsThe story of vision loss in a Peruvian village
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Lighting a Candle: The Author of a New Memoir Shares the Highs and Lows of Vision Loss
Beacon StoriesNicole Simpson, author of “Now I See You,” shares her experience with retinitis pigmentosa.
