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Research to Prevent Blindness

RPB AWARDS $5.4 MILLION IN GRANTS

The latest grant cycle supports eye research related to a variety of diseases and conditions.

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Natural Compound Reduces Signs of Aging, Including Eye Dryness

RPB-supported vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have contributed key data to a new study that identifies a natural compound that slows typical signs of aging in mice.

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Emerging Vision Scientists Visit Capitol Hill

Twenty-two emerging vision scientists conducted Capitol Hill visits with NAEVR and RPB to champion federal funding for critical vision research.

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Researchers Identify Treatment Target for Blinding Retinal Diseases

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A common pathway involved in photoreceptor death has been identified in retinitis pigmentosa, advanced dry age-related macular degeneration and other retinal diseases, with early evidence of a possible halt to vision loss related to pathway treatment.

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New Report Aims to Make Eye Health a Public Health Priority

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issues nine concrete recommendations for improving eye and vision health and increasing health equity.

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Zika Virus Found in Tears

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Researchers publish critical findings from Zika mouse model, raising the possibility of new avenues of transmission, as well as confirming the virus’ ability to induce cell death in eyes.

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Public Attitudes About Eye and Vision Health

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JAMA paper on eye and vision health

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RPB Announces First Low Vision Research Awardees

Research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision.

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RPB Awards $5.4 Million In Grants to Support Eye Research

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Total of 36 grants go to medical schools and individual scientists across the U.S.

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Stem Cells Regenerate Human Lens After Cataract Surgery In Children

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A new approach to removing congenital cataracts in infants allows remaining stem cells to regrow functional lenses.

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U.S. Blindness and Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

The number of people with visual impairment (VI) and blindness is increasing in the U.S. and around the world.

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RPB Presents Scientists at the Frontiers of Retinal Research

At the ARVO Inaugural Press Conference, three RPB-funded scientists pushing the boundaries of imaging, early detection, regeneration.

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Possible Solution to Corneal Transplant Rejection

Study reveals a way to inhibit excessive growth of lymphatic vessels which contribute to organ transplant rejection, cancer metastasis, lymphatic obstruction, diabetes and hypertension.

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The Future of Precision Medicine

Protein analysis can make diagnoses more accurate and treatments better targeted to individual patients.

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Functional Biomarker for Age-related Macular Degeneration Found

Adults whose eyes are slow to adjust to the dark have a greater risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.

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Statins May Treat Dry AMD

Some patients taking high doses of a cholesterol-lowering medication had complete resolution of lipid deposits in the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope for RP Therapy

Findings raise the possibility of treating blinding eye diseases using a patient's own corrected cells as replacement tissue

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Mapping the Circuits of the Retina

A finding that opens the door to improving retinal prosthetic devices, targeting treatments to restore damaged retinal circuits, and improving early detection of retinal diseases.

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