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  • Jeff Riback sharing his #ShareYourVision about geographic atrophy/dry AMD.

    Jeff Riback

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  • Adriann Keven with her white cane standing with a dog baseball mascot.

    Adriann Keve

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  • Scott Schwartz, pictured on right, with his father in-law Evan Mittman, who is a Foundation Board Director.

    Scott Schwartz

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  • Judy sharing her vision loss story.

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  • Jim Shirk sitting in a brown leather chair sharing his vision loss story.

    Jim Shirk

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  • Rebecca Ashworth with figurines of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the background on a shelf

    Rebecca Ashworth

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  • Paula Dubecky sitting in her sunroom

    Paula Dubecky

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  • Nevaeh Valverde in her bedroom sharing her vision loss story.

    Nevaeh Valverde

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  • William sharing his story hold a sign with the words Share Your Vision.

    William

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  • Jeanetta Price holding a microphone wearing sunglasses and a blue gown.

    Jeanetta Price

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  • October Blindness Awareness Month graphic with Foundation Fighting Blindness logo on the left and an image of Dan Day on the right.

    Dan Day

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  • Brett Knight wearing a suit, standing in front of a tree looking to the side.

    Brett Knight

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  • JJ Martinez sitting in her bedroom.

    JJ Martinez

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  • Stephanie Fineout is holding her white cane, wearing sunglasses and smiling at the camera.

    Stephanie Fineout

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  • Martha Steel sharing her vision loss story.

    Martha Steel

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  • Steven Ringel with a backpack on, hiking through a valley with a blurred mountain in the background.

    Steven Ringel

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  • Share Your Vision logo with illustration of an eye

    Vera Stratmann

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Mike O'Brien with his wife, Drew, who is holding their daughter and Mike is holding their son.

Mike O'Brien

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  • Dustin Buck with his wife and daughter in front of the Cinderella Castle in Disney World.

    Dustin Buck

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  • Christine Exley with her husband and daughter.

    Christine Exley, PhD

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  • Josh Steinberg looking to the side standing in a suit before his wedding.

    Josh Steinberg

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  • Diana Hamilton-Rousseau looking at the camera while holding "Millie".

    Diana Hamilton-Rousseau

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  • Evening photo of Marwa Ibrahim standing on a bridge overlooking the Seine River in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

    Marwa Ibrahim

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  • Michelle Glaze wearing a baseball hat and the ocean in the background.

    Michelle Glaze

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  • Share Your Vision Story: Van Duesterberg in a lab working with her blood sample

    Van Duesterberg

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  • Share Your Vision Story: Charles Mason at home

    Charles Mason

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  • Lindsey Rambo with her sons

    Lindsey Roman

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