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Coping with a Vision Loss Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with an eye condition that causes partial or complete vision loss is a highly emotional experience. Vision loss may come unexpectedly and be frightening. Newly-diagnosed patients frequently struggle with grief and depression, similar to losing a loved one. When managed using healthy coping methods and strategies, this is a natural and normal response to vision loss.
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VISIONS 2024, the global conference of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, is a one-of-a-kind event in which individuals who are visually impaired, and their families, have the opportunity to hear about exciting advancements in blindness research.
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VISIONS 2022, the national conference of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, is a one-of-a-kind event in which individuals who are visually impaired, and their families, have the opportunity to hear about exciting advancements in blindness research.
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Jul 26, 2017
Scientists Receive $25 Million to Develop a Vision-Restoring System that Connects to the Brain
The high-tech, vision-restoring system interfaces with the visual cortex, the back of the brain where visual input is processed to create the images we see.
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Dec 19, 2016
A Change in Identity Might Someday Save Vision
By changing the identity of cells in the retina–namely rods–researchers may someday be able to slow or halt vision loss for those with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other related conditions.
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Mar 8, 2013
Staying Alive: Saving Retinal Cells to Preserve Vision
Sometimes, saving vision simply comes down to keeping retinal cells alive, or at least slowing their degeneration.
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Jul 17, 2012
Tiny Implantable Telescope Can Restore Some Central Vision in AMD
Known as the implantable miniature telescope (IMT), the device is surgically placed in the eye, where it focuses images onto the area of the patient’s retina that is still functional.
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Jun 18, 2018
Three-day conference in San Diego will feature retinal science’s leading researchers and clinicians, and focus on the year’s top science and emerging treatments
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Sep 27, 2017
The Foundation's Investments Are Filling the Pipeline for Vision-Saving Therapies
In addition to funding promising biotech start-ups, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has played a critical role in developing research talent.
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Jun 9, 2023
Recording Available: Foundation Insights Forum – May 31, 2023
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is pleased to provide a recording and full transcript of the Insights Forum, our quarterly conference call providing updates to the inherited retinal disease community. The call took place on May 31, 2023.