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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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Mar 2, 2023
The May 11th gala will raise awareness and fund research leading to treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases.
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Dec 15, 2021
Program to have special translational research emphasis on inherited macular dystrophy.
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June 17–June 18, 2022. Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL. 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, hear about exciting advancements in blindness research.
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Jan 14, 2014
Vision Improvements Reported in Choroideremia Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Five of six participants in the initial study group have sustained vision improvements in their treated eyes in dim settings.