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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.
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Just How Tricky Halloween Can Be
Beacon StoriesFor those with night blindness, a symptom of many retinal diseases, most notably retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, navigating a trick-or-treating throng can be, well, a nightmare.
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Alice Bartlett – Back on That Horse
Beacon StoriesHis name is Battle. He’s an Arabian, stands more than 15 hands (or 5 feet) tall and weighs 1,000 pounds. He’s been with Alice Bartlett since his birth 26 years ago, and she’s been riding him since he was 2.
Alice, by the way, is legally blind.
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RetNet: A Web-Based Guide to Every Retinal Disease Gene Known to Man
Research NewsCheck out RetNet, the online catalogue of every known retinal degenerative disease gene.
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Staying Alive: Saving Retinal Cells to Preserve Vision
Research NewsSometimes, saving vision simply comes down to keeping retinal cells alive, or at least slowing their degeneration.
