Prevent Blindness is partnering with an organization to recruit individuals who areover 55 years old, with late-stage dry AMD (also known as Geographic Atrophy (GA), to work with a pharmaceutical company in an advisory capacity. About the advisory role The role will require you to explain the impact of your sight loss in the broadest sense [Read More]
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Paid Focus Group Opportunity
Prevent Blindness is partnering with an organization called Medscape Education to recruit 4 individuals with wet AMD who are receiving anti-VEGF injections to participate in an online focus group on Monday, January 26th at 7-9:30p ET. Goal of the focus group These discussions are an essential first step in addressing a well-documented gap in [Read More]
PRIMA System Improves Sight in Individuals With Geographic Atrophy
A study involving participants with geographic atrophy due to dry AMD, has shown that a photovoltaic subretinal implant, combined with glasses that project near-infrared light to the implant, has led to significant improvement in visual acuity in 32 participants. This so-called PRIMA system represents the first eye prosthesis to restore functional sight in people with [Read More]
Geographic Atrophy: Knowledge, Hope, and Help
Are you living with geographic atrophy or have a family member who has been diagnosed with geographic atrophy? If so, please join Prevent Blindness for this 60-minute community forum on Tuesday, October 28th from 7:00-8:00pm Eastern to: Learn about geographic atrophy - what it is, how it is diagnosed, and how it is managed Understand [Read More]
Important Accessibility Bill Seeking Congressional Support
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) has announced that the Website and Software Applications Accessibility Act has once again been introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 14. This was a wonderful way to usher in Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on Thursday, May 15. The bill was introduced by Republican Congressman [Read More]