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Mar 20, 2018
Best Disease Gene Therapy Advances Toward Clinical Trial
Using gene therapy, FFB-funded researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine have reversed the disease process in a canine model of Best disease, an inherited form of macular degeneration that can lead to severe vision loss in humans
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is the leading cause of blindness in people 55 and older in developed countries. The condition can lead to significant loss of central vision.
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Often diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, BBS is an inherited disease causing progressive loss of night and peripheral vision from retinitis pigmentosa. BBS can also cause a number of other symptoms and problems including: obesity, extra fingers and toes, kidney disease, and developmental disabilities. Symptoms vary from person to person.
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Nov 15, 2017
ProQR Doses First Participant in Its LCA10 Therapy Clinical Trial
The company plans to report interim, six-month study results in 2018 and 12-month results in 2019.
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Sep 20, 2017
Heather Presnar’s Story: Living with Stargardt Disease
When you’re the catcher, the ball always comes to you. Heather Presnar wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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Feb 28, 2017
FFB Convenes Experts to Discuss Therapeutic Opportunities for Stargardt Disease
Much of the information and data shared during the meeting came out of ProgSTAR, the FFB-CRI-funded natural history study of 365 Stargardt disease patients.
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Apr 28, 2016
ARVO 2016: Choroideremia Gene Therapy in Clinical Trial Continues to Perform Well
Five of six patients in NightStaRx’s choroideremia gene-therapy trial continue to benefit from the treatment.
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Jul 28, 2015
First AMD Patient Receives Argus II Bionic Retina
A pioneering, 80-year-old named Ray Flynn is the first AMD patient to receive the Argus II, and he is already reporting that he can see things better in his garden.
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Sep 10, 2014
Ready for the Spotlight: Rebecca Alexander Shares Her Story of Living with Usher Syndrome
“…the best thing is to reach out and network, and access all the resources. The more invested you are in what’s out there, the more you get back.”
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Jun 26, 2014
Lighting a Candle: The Author of a New Memoir Shares the Highs and Lows of Vision Loss
Nicole Simpson, author of “Now I See You,” shares her experience with retinitis pigmentosa.