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Foundation Fighting Blindness

Foundation Fighting Blindness

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is the driving force in the global development of treatments and cures for blinding diseases. To learn more, go to FightingBlindness.org.

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01:23:10

VISIONS 2024 | Clinical & Research Updates: Stargardt...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Stargardt Disease and Age Related Macular Degeneration. Speakers: Thomas Wubben, MD, PhD; Jason Miller, MD, PhD and Esther Biswas-Fiss, PhD This session will feature clinicans and researchers discussing recent updates for Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration.

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01:20:48

VISIONS 2024 | Clinical & Research Updates: Macular...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Speakers: Nieraj Jain, MD and Andrew Goldberg, PhD This session will feature clinicans and researchers discussing recent updates for specific retinal diseases.

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00:58:13

VISIONS 2024 | An In-Depth Process of Applying for a...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Speakers: Leslie Hoskins and Alyssa Otis Learn what to expect when applying for a guide dog, including review of the application materials and potential outcomes. Additionally, an in-depth discussion on the skills required to be approved for a guide dog from the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) standards.

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01:26:58

VISIONS 2024 | Clinical & Research Updates: Leber...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Speakers: Bikash Pattnaik, PhD and Ramiro Maldonado, MD This session will feature clinicans and researchers discussing recent updates for Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA).

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00:51:03

VISIONS 2024 | Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Speakers: Katherine Uyhazi, MD, PhD and Srinivasa Sripathi, PhD Stem cell therapies are based on the premise that we could restore vision if we could replace missing or nonfunctional functional cells, either through transplantation or by inducing existing eye cells to create more photoreceptors. These therapies are likely to be most beneficial for mid- to late-stage patients.

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00:28:41

VISIONS 2024 | Fireside Chat with Judge David Tatel

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Foundation Board Chair David Brint sits down with Judge David Tatel to discuss vision loss, his career and latest book.

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00:50:00

VISIONS 2024 | Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/19

Speakers: Katherine Uyhazi, MD, PhD and Srinivasa Sripathi, PhD Stem cell therapies are based on the premise that we could restore vision if we could replace missing or nonfunctional functional cells, either through transplantation or by inducing existing eye cells to create more photoreceptors. These therapies are likely to be most beneficial for mid- to late-stage patients.

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00:35:46

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 69: Dr. Francois...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/12

Francois Paquet-Durand, PhD, a professor from the University of Tübingen and co-founder of the company Mireca, talks to host Ben Shaberman about the long journey of an emerging, Foundation-funded drug for the treatment of certain forms of retinitis pigmentosa. The episode highlights the challenges that scientists often encounter when developing a drug for a retinal disease, and the persistence and tenacity that are required to keep it moving forward.

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00:02:07

Genentech to Re-Introduce Susvimo for Wet AMD

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/07/08

FDA-approved in 2021, the tiny implantable capsule provides sustained delivery of treatment, but was recalled in 2022.

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00:25:06

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 68: Dr. Michael Telias

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/06/28

For this episode of Eye on the Cure, Michael Telias, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Rochester in New York, talks with host Ben Shaberman about forthcoming clinical trials to evaluate the FDA-approved drug disulfiram (aka, Antabuse) for improving vision in people with retinitis pigmentosa and other retinal diseases. Disulfiram was originally developed to deter people from abusing alcohol.

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00:19:14

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 67: Dr. Peter...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/06/07

Dr. Peter Campochiaro, a clinician-scientist and the Eccles Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, talks to host Ben Shaberman about N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a drug that shows promise for preserving cone vision (central vision and acuity) in people with retinitis pigmentosa. The powerful antioxidant has moved into a 30+ site, Phase 3 clinical trial called NAC Attack.

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00:25:08

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 66: Peter Wallsten

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/24

Peter Wallsten, a veteran newspaper journalist and head of investigative reporting at The Washington Post, talks to host Ben Shaberman about his evolving career as a reporter and editor and the impact that Stargardt disease has had on his journey and ambitions. Peter also reflects on recently receiving a Pulitzer Prize for his team's 15-part series on the role of the AR-15 assault rifle in mass shootings and how the weapon has become one of the best-selling firearms in the US.

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00:03:13

ARVO 2024 Highlight: InGel’s Cell Therapy Shows...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/22

The emerging treatment is designed to work for people with RP and other conditions regardless of the gene mutation causing disease

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00:03:08

ARVO 2024 Highlight: PYC Reports Initial Clinical...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/16

No serious adverse events were reported. One patient had encouraging improvement in retinal sensitivity.

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00:04:18

ARVO 2024 Highlight: New Gene Linked to RP in People...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/14

The discovery will help geneticists diagnose more RP patients with African descent.

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00:03:10

ARVO 2024 Highlight: Positive Two-Year Results from...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/10

Mutations in PDE6B are a leading cause of retinitis pigmentosa.

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00:29:37

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 65: Matthew Whitaker

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/03

Matthew Whitaker talks to host Ben Shaberman about his remarkable achievements and success as a young jazz pianist and composer. Matthew was born three months prematurely and weighed less than two pounds. The oxygen he needed to stay alive also caused total blindness. But now 23 years old, the renowned music prodigy has recorded four albums, received several honors and awards, and appeared on TV shows such as Showtime at the Apollo, the Today Show, Ellen, and 60 Minutes.

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00:05:02

Atsena’s XLRS Gene Therapy Shows Efficacy in Phase...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/05/02

The XLRS gene therapy was well tolerated and resolved damaging schisis cavities in patients receiving the lowest dose.

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00:02:46

SalioGen Developing Novel Gene Insertion Therapy for...

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/04/19

The company’s innovative Gene Coding™ platform enables seamless insertion of DNA into selective genomic locations.

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00:27:10

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 64: Dr. Kapil Bharti

Foundation Fighting Blindness ·

2024/04/16

Kapil Bharti, PhD, a senior investigator and director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Eye Institute (NEI), talks with host Ben Shaberman about his clinical trial underway for an innovative cell therapy for geographic atrophy (advanced dry age-related macular degeneration) as well as a clinical trial of the drug metformin for Stargardt disease.

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