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One Step Closer To A “Smart” Stem Cell Therapy

Today, there are no approved stem-cell treatments for blinding eye diseases. Dr. Andras Nagy’s research is trying to solve this problem by developing a safe and “smart” stem-cell therapy. To do this,...

Pioneering Gene Therapy Trial for Blinding Eye Disease Shows Promising Long-Term Benefits

Will gene therapy be an effective treatment for blinding eye diseases? Many people who live with vision loss are waiting for an answer, while scientists and clinicians are testing a variety of...

A Sight for Sore Eyes: Using Gene Therapy and Gene Editing to Treat Blindness

Story guest authored by Erik Fraunberger, a neuroscience graduate student at the Alberta Children’s Health Research Institute in Calgary, Alberta. We live in exciting times! With each passing day, we get one step closer...

A 30-year Partnership In Advancing The Science Of Vision

The video was created by Uwe Rafael Braun, Director/Editor, Atomic Cartoons Inc., and was made possible thanks to the generous support of Rob Simmons, Director of Finance and Business Affairs, Atomic Cartoons...

A New View of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Starving Eye Cells Contribute To Loss Of Vision In Seniors

Story guest authored by Derek Waldner with contributions by Dr. Mary Sunderland. Derek is a neuroscience graduate student at the University of Calgary and a knowledge translation intern at Fighting Blindness Canada. Even though...

Top 10 Discoveries of 2015

In 2015, the Foundation invested in research to understand vision, preserve vision, and restore sight. All of the Foundation’s funded projects are “translational” research, which means that the long-term goal of each...

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