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Jan 14, 2014
Vision Improvements Reported in Choroideremia Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Five of six participants in the initial study group have sustained vision improvements in their treated eyes in dim settings.
Jul 9, 2013
William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., Honored for Lifetime Scientific Achievement at VISIONS 2013
Apr 4, 2011
Researchers Take another Critical Step toward Using Skin Cells to Treat Retinal Disease
A research team funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness used an innovative repair technique to correct the disease-causing genetic defect in stem cells derived from a person’s skin — stem cells that hold the potential to treat their retinal degenerative condition.
Sep 30, 2009
Thanks to Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, skin cells might someday restore vision lost to retinal degenerative diseases.
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