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Apr 10, 2020
Why Science Is Closer Than You Think To Beating Blindness
Using high-tech, camera-equipped eyeglasses and a healthy pair of eyes with 20/20 vision located hundreds, maybe even thousands, of miles away, a blind New York attorney has help to navigate the city’s busy streets and broken sidewalks.
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Mar 31, 2020
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on the IRD community.
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Feb 14, 2020
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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Feb 3, 2020
7th Annual Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit
Please note that the seventh annual Retinal Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit previously scheduled for Friday, May 1st, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland has been cancelled.
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Jan 29, 2020
VISIONS 2020 Conference registration now open
The Foundation Fighting Blindness VISIONS 2020 conference will be held on June 18-20th at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
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Jan 24, 2020
“It was important to me to make an everyday kid a hero”
Author Ben Shaberman talks to Optometry Today about how families affected by blindness helped to inspire his new novel, Retina Boy
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Dec 6, 2019
Offer support to patients with inherited eye diseases
While genetic testing can direct treatment and identify those at risk, it is important to have support available when patients test positive.
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Dec 6, 2019
Returning the favor: Never too late to give back as a premium surgeon
Whether local or international, through donation of services or funds, there is a way for everyone to give back.
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Aug 16, 2019
Foundation Fighting Blindness Investing Nearly $6.5 Million in New Grants
The newly funded research efforts include several therapies that have strong potential to treat a wide range of inherited retinal diseases.
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Jul 11, 2019
Sustained Suppression of VEGF: Looking Forward and Looking Back
The results of the LADDER trial demonstrate a major step forward but introduce many questions.