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Saving Vision with Skin Cells

Thanks to Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, skin cells might someday restore vision lost to retinal degenerative diseases.
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Vision Improvements from Gene Therapy Persist After One Year

Researchers from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Florida have reported that vision improvement for three individuals treated with gene therapy in a Phase I clinical trial has persisted for one year. The trial participants, all in their early 20s and with severe vision loss from Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), continue to experience significant increases in night and day vision. Most importantly, the safety of the treatment, which is the primary goal of this and all Phase I clinical trials, is now extended to one year.

Researchers from the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia are planning to launch a gene therapy clinical trial in 2010 for a recessive form of retinitis pigmentosa caused by variations in the gene MERTK.
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09/12/09 - Toledo - Eastern Michigan - Toledo Satellite Chapter Meeting
09/12/09 - Louisville - Louisville Kick Off Luncheon
09/12/09 - Marina Del Rey - Los Angeles VisionWalk Kick Off Luncheon
09/12/09 - Tampa - Tampa Bay VisionWalk Kick Off Luncheon
09/13/09 - Warren - Eastern Michigan Chapter Meeting and VisionWalk Organizing Reception

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