Foundation Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Restore Retinal Function in an Animal Model of Retinal Degeneration

Posted on July 15, 2000 by droberts

July 15, 2000

Foundation Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Restore Retinal Function in an Animal Model of Retinal Degeneration

by Tom Hoglund July 2000 In the July issue of Nature Genetics, Foundation Fighting Blindness-supported researchers used gene replacement therapy to treat a rodent model of retinal degeneration. This is the first published study to show that gene replacement therapy can restore function to photoreceptor cells. These findings also demonstrate that gene replacement therapy can […]

Also posted in

Latest News
Research and Developments

Researchers Restore Vision In an Animal Model of Childhood Blindness

Posted on July 15, 2000 by droberts

July 15, 2000

Researchers Restore Vision In an Animal Model of Childhood Blindness

By Tom Hoglund Information Officer, Foundation Fighting Blindness July 2000 In a ground breaking study published in the July issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers rapidly restored lost vision in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) using oral doses of a chemical compound derived from vitamin A. LCA […]

Also posted in

Latest News
Research and Developments

Artificial Retina Implanted in Humans

Posted on July 1, 2000 by droberts

July 1, 2000

Artificial Retina Implanted in Humans

by Tom Hoglund Information Officer, Foundation Fighting Blindness For the first time ever, researchers from a company called Optobionics surgically implanted an artificial retina into three patients who are blind from retinitis pigmentosa. These highly-experimental prosthetic devices, made of silicon computer chips, are intended to restore ambulatory vision, thereby giving people the freedom to walk […]

Also posted in

Information on Bilberry and other Bioflavinoids

Posted on July 1, 2000 by droberts

July 1, 2000

Information on Bilberry and other Bioflavinoids

by Linda Kaspari July 2000 Billberry, Huckleberries, cranberry, grape seed, elderberry and pine bark extract are Anthocyanidin Bioflavonoids. These bioflavonoids are particulary effective in strengthening capillaries. Patients should include vitamin C and bioflavonoids as part of a lifetime regimen to help prevent progressive loss of sight. Essential for proper absorption and use of vitamin C, […]

Also posted in

Health and Nutrition

News & Archive Categories

Month: July 2000

Foundation Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Restore Retinal Function in an Animal Model of Retinal Degeneration