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Disease
Often diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, Usher syndrome is an inherited disease causing combined hearing loss and vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa. The condition can also cause problems with balance.
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Beacon Stories
“I try not to get my hopes up too much, but I never lose hope; I’m determined. I just want to see my son’s face, see him get married, & see my grandchildren. I encourage everyone with a retinal disease to get a genetic test & to never ever give up hope.“
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Retinal Researchers May Be Looking for You
Research NewsIf you have a heritable retinal disease, consider registering with My Retina Tracker, the Foundation’s free, secure and confidential registry for people with inherited retinal diseases.
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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.
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Could Combining Future Treatments Be an Option?
Research NewsHow therapies will likely be used synergistically in the future.
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FFB Congratulates RPE65 Gene Therapy Researchers for Champalimaud Award
Research NewsOn September 4, 2018, seven researchers, including six previously funded by the Foundation, were recognized with the prestigious 2018 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award for their contributions to the advancement of blindness-reversing RPE65 gene therapies.
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Research News
An advisory committee comprised of FDA-selected experts voted unanimously – 16 to 0 – to recommend approval.
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SparingVision Formed to Advance Sight-Saving Protein for RP
Research NewsSparingVision received a €300,000 award known as the Honor Prize from the French Ministry of Research. The award is given to new, innovative companies in France competing in a national contest.
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ARVO 2024 Highlight: InGel’s Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Preserving Vision
Research NewsThe emerging treatment is designed to work for people with RP and other conditions regardless of the gene mutation causing disease
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NY Researcher’s App Transforms Commuting for the Visually Impaired
Beacon StoriesJohn-Ross Rizzo, a dedicated New York-based researcher, was confronted with life-altering news at a young age when he was diagnosed with choroideremia. Driven by the obstacles he faced due to his condition, he now stands as a key figure leading the development of advanced assistive technology, with the goal of reshaping the daily commutes of those with low vision and blindness.
