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A Story About Losing Sight and Discovering the Power of Seeing Differently
Invisible DisabilityRead an excerpt from ‘I See You,’ where Meredith Kole shares her experience of being diagnosed with a blinding disease at age 13 and how art became a powerful form of self-expression, reflection, and resilience.
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Beacon Stories
Tamar Bresge is an artist, writer, and educator living with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) due to Usher syndrome. She reflects on her vision loss journey from hiding her diagnosis to embracing it as an inseparable part of her identity — and how her work in art, writing, and teaching has become a way to create the visibility and connection she once needed herself.
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Potential Oral Stargardt Treatment Advances to Phase 3 Clinical Trial
Research NewsPromising oral treatment moves closer for Stargardt patients.
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A Race Against Blindness Commits $1 Million to Advance Gene-Agnostic Therapeutic Approaches
Foundation NewsThe commitment directs $775,000 to the RD Fund, to be matched dollar for dollar, and $225,000 to a Foundation Fighting Blindness research award, advancing approaches that can help patients regardless of the gene causing their retinal disease
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Seeing the Whole Person: What Our Community Is Telling Us About Mental Health and Vision Loss
WellnessTwo new surveys, one from people living with blinding diseases and one from the therapists trained to support them, point to the same conclusion: specialized mental health care matters, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness community wants more of it.
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Speakers joining the Foundation Fighting Blindness for the United in Vision 2026 conference.
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Taking the Stage for Stargardt
Beacon StoriesDiagnosed with Stargardt disease at age nine, Havah Fleisner spent years feeling isolated by her vision loss before discovering confidence through pageantry and advocacy. Now, as Miss Northern Lights Teen 2026, she’s using her platform to create community, raise awareness, and inspire others living with blinding diseases.
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Research News
2020 Llura Liggett Gund Award recipient honored for pioneering gene therapy that transformed vision research.
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10 People Explain How the Right Therapist Changed Everything
WellnessFrom overcoming trauma to embracing self-worth, these stories reveal how the right therapist can transform challenges into growth and healing.
