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I Am Blind, but I Am Not the Blindness
WellnessDr. Ann Wagner is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist who has worked at the Minneapolis VA HCS for the past 23 years, serving veterans and their families. She works primarily on the PTSD Clinical Team providing evidenced-based assessments and interventions for PTSD and other trauma-related problems. Dr. Wagner herself is legally blind due to retinitis pigmentosa.
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LCA4 Gene Therapy Restores Meaningful Vision for Blind Children
Research NewsMeiraGTx hopes to apply for marketing approval in the UK for the gene therapy.
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Disease
Mutations in PRPH2 are a relatively common cause of several inherited retinal degenerations, including: retinitis pigmentosa (RP), pattern macular dystrophies (PMDs), cone-rod dystrophies (CRDs), and central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD).
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Promising Results from Lab Study of Gene Therapy for Cone-Rod Dystrophy
Research NewsThe study is an important step toward a clinical trial of the approach
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Kriya Therapeutics Licenses Emerging Foundation-Funded Dry AMD Gene Therapy
Research NewsThe Foundation Fighting Blindness is funding Bärb Rohrer, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, to evaluate safety and efficacy of the gene therapy in a large animal model
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Disease
Refsum disease is an inherited condition that causes vision loss, absence of the sense of smell, and a number of other symptoms.
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First Human Study in US for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to be Launched for Advanced Dry AMD
Research NewsCurrently there are no treatments for Advanced Dry AMD, also known as GA, which can lead to significant central vision loss
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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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Nouvelle Lumière: French Bionic Retina in a Human Study
Research NewsThe French retinal implant developer Pixium quietly launched a clinical trial for its Intelligent Retinal Implant System 1 (IRIS1) in France, Austria and Germany.
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Orphan Drugs Get Special Treatment
Research NewsFor developers of treatments for rare diseases — including inherited retinal conditions — “orphan” status provides valuable benefits, such as tax incentives, access to special research grants and assistance with clinical trial design.
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