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Apr 15, 2020
Eye Disease Studies Suggest Mediterranean Diet is Good for the Brain
A healthy diet is also important for people with retinal conditions
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Apr 10, 2020
Why Science Is Closer Than You Think To Beating Blindness
Using high-tech, camera-equipped eyeglasses and a healthy pair of eyes with 20/20 vision located hundreds, maybe even thousands, of miles away, a blind New York attorney has help to navigate the city’s busy streets and broken sidewalks.
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Apr 1, 2020
Interim Results Released for USH2A RNA Therapy Clinical Trial
Suggestions of efficacy observed in 25 percent of participants receiving the treatment
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Mar 31, 2020
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on the IRD community.
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Mar 30, 2020
10 Things to Know Before You Fall Victim to a Retinal Stem Cell Scam
An article by David Gamm, MD, PhD, a Foundation-funded researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Mar 12, 2020
Seeing hope: Ledyard nonprofit focuses on rare retinal diseases
Sofia Priebe, 17, is legally blind. Her parents have started a nonprofit, Sofia Sees Hope, to raise funds for research into and awareness of the rare genetic disease Leber congenital amaurosis, which causes her blindness.
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Mar 5, 2020
First Patient Receives Emerging CRISPR Therapy in Clinical Trial for LCA 10
First time emerging CRISPR therapy administered inside the human body
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Mar 5, 2020
ARVO 2014: LCA Gene Therapy Recipient Featured During Keynote
15-year-old Yannick Duwe transfixed the audience, describing how the treatment enabled him to use a computer instead of Braille, and work much easier and faster at school.
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Feb 27, 2020
Researchers Report Six-Month Results from Biogen-Sponsored XLRP Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
Vision improvements observed with medium and high doses
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Feb 20, 2020
Foundation Joins the Institute for Gene Therapies, a Newly Formed Advocacy Organization
IGT to accelerate gene therapy development and patient access