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Scientific Grants and Awards Programs
The Grants and Awards Programs of the Foundation Fighting Blindness support basic, laboratory-based early translational, clinical studies and pre-clinical research applicable to a broad range of retinal degenerative diseases.
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After a review by our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), three key research gaps were identified: models to study retinal diseases, understanding how the immune system reacts, and finding biomarkers that can predict disease progression and help guide treatment decisions.
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May 19, 2022
ProQR’s Sepofarsen Improves Vision Significantly for Girl with LCA10
However, the Phase 2/3 Illuminate trial for sepofarsen didn’t meet its endpoints at 12 months
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May 8, 2025
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 85: Cindy Elden
Cindy Elden talks about her journey with Usher syndrome type 3 (USH3), the decades-long work and persistence of her non-profit, and the clinical trial it launched for an USH3 small molecule therapy.
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Mar 7, 2025
Neurotech’s Encapsulated Cell Technology Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of MacTel
The technology was previously funded by the Foundation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration.
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Jan 24, 2025
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 80: Aniz Girach, MD
Aniz Girach talks about the company’s emerging protein-splicing therapy for Stargardt disease which has received clearance from the FDA to move into a clinical trial.
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Jun 28, 2024
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 68: Dr. Michael Telias
For this episode of Eye on the Cure, Michael Telias, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Rochester in New York, talks with host Ben Shaberman about forthcoming clinical trials to evaluate the FDA-approved drug disulfiram (aka, Antabuse) for improving vision in people with retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal diseases. Disulfiram was originally developed to deter people from abusing alcohol.
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Dec 15, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 58: Jason Comander
Jason Comander, Md, PhD, clinical researcher, surgeon, and director of the Inherited Retinal Disease Disorders Service at Mass Eye and Ear, talks to host Ben Shaberman about his administration of LUXTURNA gene therapy to RPE65 patients, his team’s re-analysis of vitamin A therapy for retinitis pigmentosa, and passion for retinal research and patient care.
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Sep 15, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 53: David Birch, PhD
David Birch, PhD, at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas, talks to host Ben Shaberman about his productive and impactful 40-plus-year career as a retinal disease researcher and clinical trial investigator. Dr. Birch also discusses the challenges and opportunities for advancing more therapies through trials and out to the people who need them.
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May 19, 2023
Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 46: Aaron Osborne, MD
May 19, 2023. Aaron Osborne, MD, chief medical officer and chief development officer at Nanoscope Therapeutics, talks about vision restoration in clinical trials of the company’s optogenetic therapy for people with advanced vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.