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Research News
At VISIONS 2016, FFB’s national conference, the Foundation honored him with its Ed Gollob Board of Directors Award for breakthrough research conducted within the past year.
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Beacon Stories
An interview with Louis Posen, record label founder and retinitis pigmentosa patient.
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Lighting a Candle: The Author of a New Memoir Shares the Highs and Lows of Vision Loss
Beacon StoriesNicole Simpson, author of “Now I See You,” shares her experience with retinitis pigmentosa.
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Just How Tricky Halloween Can Be
Beacon StoriesFor those with night blindness, a symptom of many retinal diseases, most notably retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, navigating a trick-or-treating throng can be, well, a nightmare.
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Alice Bartlett – Back on That Horse
Beacon StoriesHis name is Battle. He’s an Arabian, stands more than 15 hands (or 5 feet) tall and weighs 1,000 pounds. He’s been with Alice Bartlett since his birth 26 years ago, and she’s been riding him since he was 2.
Alice, by the way, is legally blind.
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RetNet: A Web-Based Guide to Every Retinal Disease Gene Known to Man
Research NewsCheck out RetNet, the online catalogue of every known retinal degenerative disease gene.
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Research News
Thanks to recent advances in stem cell research, we are getting closer to replacing cells in the retina lost to diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
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Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee regarding H.R.1262, the Give Kids a Chance Act.
NewsOn behalf of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the millions of Americans impacted by inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), we urge you to advance H.R.1262, the Give Kids a Chance Act, and reauthorize the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) Program.
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Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 91: Dr. George Magrath
Eye on the CureDr. George Magrath is the CEO of Opus Genetics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing gene and small molecule therapies for vision-threatening eye diseases.
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Invisible Disability
When I walk around the neighborhood with my white cane, I still worry about stigma and how people perceive me. I’ve had to remind myself that the cane is a tool to keep me safe.
