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Proceed with Caution as Cell-Based Retinal Disease Therapies Show Promise.
In recent years, the number of stem cell treatments offered by various clinics claiming to benefit retinal eye disease has increased. Of concern, are those clinics administering stem cell-based therapies that do not adhere to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) standards. Recently, a federal court ruled that the FDA has regulatory authority over stem cell procedures and has the power to halt them, even if the stem cells originate from the participating patient.
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There are several ways you can donate to the Foundation Fighting Blindness and receive an income stream for the rest of your life.
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Your gift can be your final statement about what you believe to be important and worthwhile, such as the research supported by the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
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Sample language and other tools to help you with your legacy gift to the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
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In the Press
People with disabilities are no different from anyone else. We all have strengths and challenges, and we all seek to be fully engaged in society. Treating blind people differently, either as incapable of conducting everyday tasks in life, or conversely, acting as though our ability to conduct even the most mundane chore is remarkable can be discouraging.
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The Legacy Society is a unique group of Foundation Fighting Blindness members who have made a lasting commitment to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases by making a gift to the Foundation through a will, trust or by beneficiary designation.
The Legacy Society is a way for the Foundation to recognize this profound contribution to retinal research. A gift of any kind to the Foundation is a wonderful act of compassion and generosity.
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Including the Foundation in your will or trust provides an opportunity to give a larger gift than you may be able to give out of your current assets. By leaving a gift to the Foundation, you can help fight blinding diseases today and for the future.
By leaving a lasting gift, you’re helping the Foundation while retaining the full use of your assets to provide for today’s needs.
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Simple Ways to Leave Your Legacy
Many people who don’t have the resources to make a significant gift during their lifetime choose to leave a meaningful gift in their will. By leaving a gift to the Foundation, you will provide vital support for the research that will soon find an end to vision loss. You can leave a legacy of sight.
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Most people are able to make a far more significant gift by including the Foundation in their will or trust or making a gift by beneficiary designation. Often called “legacy gifts”, these types of deferred gifts allow you to continue to be part of ending blindness for many decades to come.
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Since its founding in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has been dedicated to funding innovative research to find preventions, treatments, and cures for inherited retinal degenerative diseases that lead to blindness and affect more than 10 million people in the United States.
