Meet Dr. Steve Rose
Steve is highly respected for his expertise and tireless commitment to finding treatments and cures for vision-robbing retinal diseases.
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You wouldn’t think that being called an “orphan” is a good thing. But for developers of treatments for rare diseases — including inherited retinal conditions — “orphan” status provides valuable benefits, such as tax incentives, access to special research grants and assistance with clinical trial design. The orphan designation also gives seven years of market exclusivity to the developer of a treatment.
Top 12 Research Advancements of 2012
At the Foundation Fighting Blindness, we are always looking forward. Our scientists are continually focused on achieving the next sight-saving breakthrough, and our donors and volunteers are always looking for new opportunities to raise more money to drive the research.
But for a moment, as we put the wraps on 2012, it is very inspiring to look back on the past year and reflect on the many exciting advancements that have been made in our quest for treatments and cures.
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Occasionally, a person losing his or her vision to a retinal degeneration or a family member will ask me about complete eye transplantation. “Why can’t someone just get a new eye?”
Well, we can transplant corneas, the eye’s outer, protective covering. And we can replace lenses clouded by cataracts. (Remarkably, there are about 40,000 corneal transplants and 3 million cataract surgeries in the U.S. every year.)
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The iPhone as Assistive Technology: The Good, The Bad and The Funny
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When Richard Faubion got the iPhone 4S – the first to include the intelligence software known as the female-voiced Siri – St. Patrick’s Day was coming up. “So I asked Siri to find me an Irish pub,” he recalls. “She told me of 17 locations and provided Yelp reviews, addresses, how far they were. All this came instantly. The things it can find and do – it’s amazing.”
Richard – who has retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and is the Foundation’s Director of Development, West Region – is among a growing legion of visually impaired people turning to the iPhone for assistive technology. To better understand what sets the device apart from others, I spoke with Richard and two other FFB associates affected by retinal diseases to get the skinny on the iPhone, both pros and cons.
Argus II “Bionic Retina” Receives Recommendation for FDA Approval
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You wouldn’t think that the ability to sort black, white and grey socks would be a big deal for a successful attorney, but when that lawyer is completely blind from retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and used a “bionic retina” to accomplish the simple task, well, that is a big deal.
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