Cone-Rod Dystrophy
Wednesday, November 29 2023 | 08 h 21 min | Vision Science
A new company, Beacon Therapeutics, has launched with a focus on gene therapies for cone-rod dystrophy and X-linked retinitis pigmentosa Beacon...
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Clinical Trial Launched to Test New Drug for AMD and DME
Wednesday, November 15 2023 | 13 h 50 min | Vision Science
Fighting Blindness Canada funded researcher Dr Sachdev Sidhu (University of Waterloo) has developed a novel antibody therapy that will now be tested...
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Using Gene Therapy to Treat Genetic Eye Disease Aniridia
Tuesday, October 3 2023 | 09 h 04 min | Vision Science
In 2020, Fighting Blindness Canada awarded Dr Elizabeth Simpson at the University of British Columbia a research grant of $297,000 to support the...
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Transformative Research Into Retinal Degeneration
Friday, September 1 2023 | 08 h 12 min | Vision Science
FBC announced $167 million in funding for two Transformative Research Awards which will push the boundaries of vision science Dr Marius Ueffing...
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A New Approach to Vision Restoration for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Tuesday, August 22 2023 | 08 h 00 min | Vision Science
Dr Michel Cayouette’s team (University of Montreal) has found a way to reactivate cells in the retina and turn them into light-sensing cells,...
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