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Mar 13, 2025
Honoring the Legacy of Bob Reintsma: A Visionary in the Fight Against Blinding Diseases
Bob Reintsma was fiercely passionate about driving treatments and cures for blinding diseases for most of his life. The Foundation is extremely grateful for Bob’s dedication to our mission and legacy of generosity.
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Mar 11, 2025
Luxa Reports Vision Improvements in Clinical Trial of its RPE Stem Cell Therapy for Dry AMD
Patients with worse vision at trial enrollment had greatest vision improvements.
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Mar 7, 2025
Neurotech’s Encapsulated Cell Technology Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of MacTel
The technology was previously funded by the Foundation for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration.
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Mar 6, 2025
With nearly two decades of leadership in vision and neuroscience research and a committed tenure with the Foundation, Dr. Laster will spearhead the Foundation’s scientific strategy in her new role.
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Feb 28, 2025
Adverum Advancing Wet AMD Gene Therapy into Phase 3 Clinical Trials
In earlier clinical trials, the emerging gene therapy greatly reduced the treatment burden associated with injections of approved anti-VEGF therapies.
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Feb 24, 2025
LCA4 Gene Therapy Restores Meaningful Vision for Blind Children
MeiraGTx hopes to apply for marketing approval in the UK for the gene therapy.
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Feb 22, 2025
Foundation Fighting Blindness Urges Prioritization of Vision Research
A Message from Jason Menzo, CEO, Foundation Fighting Blindness
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Feb 19, 2025
RD Fund Invests in Perceive Pharma for Development of Neuroprotective Therapies
Perceive Pharma is a spin out of Perceive Biotherapeutics.
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Feb 12, 2025
Foundation Fighting Blindness Celebrates 20 Years of VisionWalk
VisionWalk has been uniting communities across the country for 20 years, all while raising awareness and funding research driving treatments and cures for blinding diseases.
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Feb 5, 2025
Harriet Finkelstein, Foundation Angel, Passes Away
Though unaffected by vision loss, she brought great passion to driving the Foundation’s mission.