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Jan 23, 2013
Safely Harnessing the Power of Stem Cells
In the not-too-distant future, researchers will be able to turn stem cells into new photoreceptors for people who have lost vision to a retinal disease. But they must also carefully harness their power to ensure positive consequences.
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Jan 15, 2013
Why Face Recognition Can Be Difficult with Central Vision Loss
Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, cone-rod dystrophy and Stargardt disease cause scotomas, or blind spots, which often have devastating effects on central vision. They cause gaps in a person’s visual field, making it difficult to see words in a book, images on a computer monitor or TV and the features of someone’s face.
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Feb 5, 2020
Al Linde “Keeps on Rolling” with Macular Degeneration
Al Linde has learned to “just roll with it” throughout his life to overcome many challenges.
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Nov 10, 2023
The Eye on the Cure Podcast from the Foundation Fighting Blindness provides science information, news, and insights from the world of vision and retinal diseases. The podcasts are hosted by Ben Shaberman, vice president, science communications, and often include conversations with guests from the research and vision communities.
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Mutations in PRPH2 are a relatively common cause of several inherited retinal degenerations, including: retinitis pigmentosa (RP), pattern macular dystrophies (PMDs), cone-rod dystrophies (CRDs), and central areolar choroidal dystrophy (CACD).
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Share Your Vision: Jeff Riback
Jeff shares his #ShareYourVision story about being impacted by geographic atrophy/dry age-related macular degeneration. #blindnessawarenessmonth #amd #geographicatrophy
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May 2, 2022
Encouraging Clinical Trial Results for Alkeus’ Stargardt Disease Treatment
The company is also conducting a Phase 3 clinical trial of the emerging therapy for geographic atrophy.
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Sep 21, 2021
Course Title: A Review and Comparison of Different Forms of Age-Related and Inherited Macular Degenerations
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Sep 9, 2021
Optogenetics: Hope for Vision Restoration for Advanced Retinal Diseases
Early, encouraging results from two human studies — trials launched by Bionic Sight and GenSight — are putting optogenetic therapies in the spotlight for patients with advanced vision loss from retinal conditions.
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May 20, 2021
The free webinar for eye care professionals, on June 21, will feature some of the intriguing and innovative research efforts underway for inherited retinal diseases and AMD.
An overview of the Foundation’s no-cost genetic testing program will also be presented.