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Reflections on Life with Usher Syndrome
Beacon StoriesFoundation Board Member Moira Shea describes her life with a retinal disease.
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Research News
More good news about treatments and technological advances for restoring vision for people with retinal diseases.
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How an FDA-Approved Retinal Prosthesis Came To Be
Research NewsThe Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System was recently granted market approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which marks a significant milestone in the development of a therapy that has spanned more than 20 years.
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Why Face Recognition Can Be Difficult with Central Vision Loss
Research NewsDiseases such as age-related macular degeneration, cone-rod dystrophy and Stargardt disease cause scotomas, or blind spots, which often have devastating effects on central vision. They cause gaps in a person’s visual field, making it difficult to see words in a book, images on a computer monitor or TV and the features of someone’s face.
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Curing Blindness, Part 2: Dick’s Story
Beacon StoriesStem-cell-based therapies – including those derived from a patient’s blood or skin – are among the many cutting-edge approaches to treatments the Foundation has funded for decades.
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Curing Blindness, Part 1: Corey’s Story
Beacon StoriesHow gene therapy restored some of a boy’s sight.
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Nobel Prize Winners Have Big Impact on Emerging Retinal Treatments
Research NewsThe 2012 Nobel Medicine prize winners are having an enormous impact on sight-saving retinal research.
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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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Beacon Stories
The parents of young children affected by retinal diseases walk a fine line – between making the best of a trying situation and preparing for the worst.
