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Jul 8, 2021
Fighting RP on the Foundation’s Frontline
Michelle Glaze, the Foundation’s associate director of professional outreach, shared her personal story of being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in the film ‘Decoding disease.‘ In her own words, Michelle also describes her journey with genetic testing and the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ impact on her life.
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Feb 8, 2021
Erin’s Unwavering Determination, Then and Now
Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a very young age, growing up, Erin never let her progressive vision loss stop her from keeping up with her friends and siblings. Throughout the 1990s, Erin was featured in several Foundation Fighting Blindness campaigns to raise funds for retinal research. Today, 34-year-old Erin is resilient as ever, still hopeful research will one day find her a cure.
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Dec 14, 2021
Eyes On Eyecare Raises $1,500 for Foundation Fighting Blindness
Over 1,400 people participated in charitable giving initiative.
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The Foundation’s best-in-class genetic testing program enables any eye care professional in the US to order no-cost genetic testing through the Foundation’s My Retina Tracker Program and genetic counseling for patients clinically diagnosed with an IRD.
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Oct 10, 2019
FDA Approves New Wet AMD Treatment that can be Administered Every Three Months
Beovu from Novartis reduces treatment burden for wet AMD patients
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May 2, 2019
ARVO 2019: Emerging Eloxx Molecules Show Promising Results in Usher Models
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals is developing small molecules that permit read-through of point mutations that cause Usher syndrome 1F and 2A.
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Jan 15, 2013
Why Face Recognition Can Be Difficult with Central Vision Loss
Diseases 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.