Fighting Blindness Canada

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Advanced Wet AMD

Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, (AMD), the more severe form of AMD, occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow in the macula Currently, most...

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Gene Editing Therapy to be Tested for Treatment of Wet AMD

A phase 1 clinical trial will be launching soon to test a gene editing approach for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) In wet AMD...

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Geographic Atrophy: An Update on Two Clinical Trials

This month, Fighting Blindness Canada is sharing clinical trial updates on two potential treatments for geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of...

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FBC Funded Research Moves to Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Diabetic Macular Edema

An intact blood-retinal barrier, important for proper retinal function, is disrupted in eye diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration...

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Phase 1 Study Finds Bone Marrow Stem Cells Safe as Potential Treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa

A team of researchers at University of California Davis has published the results of a Phase 1 clinical trial testing stem cells therapy for...

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