Top 10 Discoveries Driving the Race to Restore Sight in 2016
At the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) we are motivated by a singular goal: develop new treatments for blindness and vision loss. This goal fuels all of the research that we fund. Today,…
Watch Our Facebook Live Videos From The Vision Quest Toronto Retinal Disease Session
On November 4, 2016, we presented our Vision Quest educational session on retinal diseases to a live audience in Toronto. A panel of Canada’s top vision researchers discussed the latest advancements in…
How Long Does It Take to Develop a New Therapy for a Blinding Eye Disease?
This is a tough question to answer, but one thing is for certain: you are bound to get a different answer, depending on who you ask. This question—and the answers to it—are…
What Do Zebrafish Have To Do With Curing Blindness?
According to Dr. Sarah McFarlane, zebrafish hold important clues to restoring sight. These tiny, transparent, iridescent creatures provide Dr. McFarlane with a window into eye development, eye disease, and ultimately, to new…
Stephanie Kowal on Ethical Communications
What do you want to know about clinical trials for your children? Clinical trials for gene and stem cell therapies for genetic eye diseases are underway. If these early phase trials are…
New $1 Million Funding Partnership to Regenerate Vision
What does it feel like to win the lottery? Just ask Dr. Michel Cayouette, who was awarded close to $1 million in government funding to support his vision research. But really, it’s…
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