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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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Beacon Stories
People with retinal disease describe their experiences “not looking blind.”
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Ready for the Spotlight: Rebecca Alexander Shares Her Story of Living with Usher Syndrome
Beacon Stories“…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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VISIONS 2014 — The Multi-Talented Dr. Shannon Boye
Research NewsDr. Boye and her research team received a $900,000 grant for a gene therapy project targeting Leber congenital amaurosis.
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Total Blindness and Non-24 Sleep Disorder
Research NewsNon-24 is a very rare condition affecting many (but not all) people who are totally blind and have absolutely no light perception. Their circadian clocks become out of sync as a result.
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Foundation Chairman, Gordon Gund, Interviewed on Forbes.com
Beacon StoriesThe driving force behind the Foundation’s considerable advances covers those, as well as other compelling subjects, during a 27-minute Q&A.
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The Pseudofovea: How the Retina Adapts to Central Vision Loss
Research NewsHow the Retina Adapts to Central Vision Loss
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Foundation News
William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., Honored for Lifetime Scientific Achievement at VISIONS 2013
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Patient Registries Help Advance Research for Rare Diseases
Research NewsMany registries enable patients to collect and track information about their health, so they can take an active role in managing their care.
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Grow Your Own: Harnessing Muller Glia for Retinal Regeneration
Research NewsThere’s hope for retinal regeneration for humans, thanks to Foundation-funded researcher Dr. Thomas Reh, who is investigating how to derive new photoreceptors from retinal cells called Muller glia.
