Fighting Blindness Canada

Ozempic-Type Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Wet AMD

New research from the University of Toronto suggests a possible link between long-term use of GLP-1 drugs (eg Ozempic and Wegovy) and a slightly...

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New Discovery Could Help the Retina Heal Itself

Some animals, like zebrafish, can regenerate parts of their retinas—but humans and other mammals, that kind of repair has long seemed...

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Gold Retinal Prosthesis Could Help Restore Some Vision

A new study published in ACS Nano suggests that gold nanoparticles could help restore some vision in people with retinal degeneration In...

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AIPL1 Gene Therapy Restores vision in small clinical trial

Four children with Leber congenital amaurosis 4 (LCA4) have experienced meaningful improvements in their vision after receiving a gene therapy...

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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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