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FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE AND BACK AGAIN: ARVO COMES TO CANADA
The phrase “from the bench to the bedside” is often used to describe the path to new medical treatments, beginning with a discovery at the laboratory “bench” and finishing when patients can...
READ MORELEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS
Jump to: Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatments and Care | Clinical Trials | LCA Patient Registry | Research and Health Policy | Resources | References Overview Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a...
READ MORETHE BIONIC EYE
A bionic eye, also called a visual prosthesis, is an electrical implant that is surgically inserted into the eye. It improves light sensitivity and creates a sense of vision for people who...
READ MOREPATIENT REGISTRY FOR INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES
Jump to: What is the IRD Patient Registry? | How does it work? | Why sign up? | How do I sign up? | Do I need my genetic testing results to...
READ MOREGENETIC TESTING FOR INHERITED RETINAL DISEASES
Genetic testing for inherited retinal diseases (IRD) has significantly increased in the last decade. Scientists have discovered over 300 genes that cause IRDs. Alongside these developments, genetic testing quality and speed has...
READ MORE“GENE THERAPY HAS ARRIVED!”
Canada’s first ocular gene therapy clinical trial was led by Dr. Ian MacDonald. The FBC was proud to be one of the funders who made this trial possible – as Dr. MacDonald...
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