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Vision Testing and Retinal Imaging in Clinical Trials: What Patients Can Expect
Research NewsBecause measuring changes is not always easy, people in clinical trials often undergo a number of different tests over one or several years. It can be challenging for the patient, but is necessary to determine if a treatment is working.
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Eric Pierce Receives Proctor Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Retinal Research
Research NewsDuring his Proctor Award Lecture, Dr. Pierce reviewed encouraging clinical trial results for Editas’ CRISPR/Cas9 treatment for people with LCA10
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Iveric Bio’s Therapy Slows Retinal Degeneration in Phase 2b Trial for Dry AMD
Research NewsZimura inhibits a complement protein known as C5, a component of the immune system that, when overactive, can cause retinal degeneration.
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FFB Funding Helps Retinal Genetics Lab Secure $2 Million Investment
Research NewsHow the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) provided timely funding of $155,000 to help a lab at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), leverage a $2 million retinal-gene discovery project.
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ARVO 2015 Highlight: A Cut-and-Paste Approach to Fixing Retinal-Disease Genes
Research NewsOne of the hot topics at ARVO this year is a rapidly advancing gene-therapy approach called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or CRISPR.
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Retinal Therapeutics Innovation Summit 2026
- May 1, 2026
- 8:00 a.m.
- 1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202
Foundation EventThe annual Retinal Therapeutics Innovation Summit 2026 is jointly organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute.
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VISIONS 2024, 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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Eye on the Cure
The Eye on the Cure Podcast from the Foundation Fighting Blindness provides science information, news, and insights from the world of vision and retinal diseases. The podcasts are hosted by Ben Shaberman, vice president, science communications, and often include conversations with guests from the research and vision communities.
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Funded Foundation Fighting Blindness Grants and Awards for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
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Funded Foundation Fighting Blindness Grants and Awards for Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020)
