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Foundation Fighting Blindness
We are driving research finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases.
About Foundation Fighting Blindness
The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease, Leber congenital amaurosis, age-related macular degeneration, and the spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases.
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Signals from Foundation Fighting Blindness
13 published signals
Research & Knowledge
Foundation Fighting Blindness is currently accepting applications for its Individual Investigator Research Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, and Clinical Research Fellowship Award.
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Partnerships
Foundation Fighting Blindness supports funding opportunities for research across inherited retinal diseases and dry age-related macular degeneration.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting National VisionWalk Day on October 31, 2026, featuring a live-streamed program, challenges, community milestones, and a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting Proposer's Day on September 3, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET to learn about funding opportunities, research priorities, application requirements, and proposal process.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Products & Services
Foundation Fighting Blindness released a Paws & Purpose photo gallery featuring adorable guide dogs from Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness released a new episode of the Eye on the Cure Podcast featuring Kenyetta McCurdy-Byrd and Heather Edwards.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness released a new episode of the Eye on the Cure Podcast featuring Kenyetta McCurdy-Byrd and Heather Edwards.
Reported by Foundation Fighting Blindness
Products & Services
Foundation Fighting Blindness released a Paws & Purpose photo gallery featuring adorable guide dogs from Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Reported by Foundation Fighting Blindness
Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting Proposer's Day on September 3, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET to learn about funding opportunities, research priorities, application requirements, and proposal process.
Reported by Foundation Fighting Blindness
Products & Services
Foundation Fighting Blindness launched the My Retina Tracker® Genetic Testing Program offering no-cost genetic testing and counseling for eligible individuals.
Reported by Foundation Fighting Blindness
Research & Knowledge
Foundation Fighting Blindness announced that genetic medicines for six types of LCA are being evaluated in clinical trials.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Research & Knowledge
Foundation Fighting Blindness highlighted that LUXTURNA® is the first FDA-approved gene therapy for an inherited disease treating LCA2 caused by mutations in the RPE65 gene.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.
Presence & Recognition
Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting a proposers day for funding to explore treatments for inherited retinal diseases.
Reported by Chad Jackson, Ph.D.