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Mar 08, 2010
Ottawa researcher awarded $1.4M to lead international team developing gene therapy for retinal blindness
Jan 29, 2010
Choroideremia Patient Survey
Jan 25, 2010
FFB Partnership in Alberta Supports Studentships and Fellowships in Vision Research
Jan 25, 2010
FFB Funded Discovery Paves Way to Optic Nerve Regeneration
Jan 18, 2010
New Clinical Trial for LCA Patients
Jan 04, 2010
Thank you to everyone who has given a gift to the 31 Days of December Challenge in support of vision research!
Sep 29, 2009
Toronto Sun Video - Let the battle begin
Sep 27, 2009
Results from Neurotech NT-501 Phase 2 Retinitis Pigmentosa Studies Demonstrate Consistent Biological Effect on Photoreceptors
Sep 21, 2009
The FFB, in collaboration with the AMD Alliance International, joins the global effort during AMD week, September 19-27, to address the alarming lack of understanding about age-related macular degeneration
Aug 13, 2009
For one young Canadian man, gene therapy was the gift of sight
Aug 13, 2009
Gene therapy improving sight in congenital blindness
Aug 12, 2009
Gene Therapy One Year Later: Patients Healthy and Maintain Early Visual Improvement
May 10, 2009
Protein-protein interaction explains vision loss in genetic diseases
Apr 24, 2009
Historic Global Run Marks Mother's Day Milestone
Apr 22, 2009
Fenretinide Phase II trials results slows progression of Dry AMD by 45%
Mar 26, 2009
Emerging Treatment Stabilizes Vision in People with Dry AMD
Mar 05, 2009
Discovery of a new retinal gene involved in childhood blindness
Mar 04, 2009
$2.4 million to develop stem cell therapies to reverse blindness Canada's leading researchers working together thanks to unique grant
Feb 02, 2009
Discovery of a pivotal gene in the regulation of brain aging: unlocks clues to age-related macular degeneration
Jan 15, 2009
Calgary Mom Making History with Global Run
Dec 03, 2008
$3 million towards gene therapy for human retinal degenerative diseases.
Oct 08, 2008
A key mechanism regulating neural stem cell development is uncovered
Sep 08, 2008
Seeing eye to eye with...the fly?
Apr 29, 2008
LCA Trial Frequently Asked Questions
Apr 28, 2008
Breaking News - Gene Therapy Provides Vision to Nearly Blind Young Adults
Mar 14, 2008
Ontario will pay for drug to treat blindness
Mar 11, 2008
15th Retina International World Congress
Feb 01, 2008
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