Jeff Stern

Sally Temple

July 8, 2022. Jeff Stern, MD, PhD, and Sally Temple, PhD, co-founders of the Neural Stem Cell Institute, talk with host Ben Shaberman about their discovery of stem cells in the human retinal pigment epithelium and their newly launched clinical trial for the cells in people with dry age-related macular degeneration.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 27: Jeff Stern and Sally Temple

VISIONS 2022 | Your Journey Toward Independent Mobility

Speaker: Cathy Bowes Rickman, PhD and James Handa, MD

VISIONS 2022 | Clinical & Research Updates: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Achromatopsia, Choroideremia, Blue Cone Monochromacy, Cone-rod Dystrophy and X-linked Retinoschisis.Speakers: Christine Kay, MD and Robert Hufnagel, MD, PhD

Achromatopsia, Choroideremia, Blue Cone Monochromacy, Cone-rod Dystrophy and X-linked Retinoschisis.<br>Speakers: Christine Kay, MD and Robert Hufnagel, MD, PhD

VISIONS 2022 | Clinical & Research Updates: Rare IRDs

Speakers: Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD and Jami Kern

VISIONS 2022 | Clinical & Research Updates: Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)

Speakers: Astra Dinculescu, PhD and Jacque Duncan, MD

VISIONS 2022 | Clinical & Research Updates: Usher Syndrome

VISIONS 2022 | Living Life To the Fullest: How Low Vision Occupational Therapy Can Help

VISIONS 2022 | Blind Athletes Breaking Barriers

VISIONS 2022 | RD Fund Biotech Overview

VISIONS 2022 | Stem Cells in Retinal Disease

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases that affect more than 10 million people in the United States. To learn more, go to FightingBlindness.org.

Speakers: Alina Dumitrescu, MD, Erin O'Neil, MD and Peter Quinn, PhD

VISIONS 2022 | Gene & Genetic Technologies

June 24, 2022. Rachel Wong, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington in Seattle, discusses the beauty and complexity of retinal circuitry and why the work in her lab is so important to the advancement of treatments and cures for people with inherited retinal diseases. Dr. Wong delivered the prestigious Friedenwald Award Lecture at the 2022 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 26: Rachel Wong, PhD

Frank Bruni

June 10, 2022. Frank Bruni, a popular NY Times columnist, book author, and Duke journalism professor, talks with host Ben Shaberman about his eclectic career, journey with vision loss, and latest book, "The Beauty of Dusk."

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 25: Frank Bruni

May 6, 2022. Host Ben Shaberman talks with Ash Jayagopal, chief scientific officer at Opus Genetics, a company launched by the Foundation Fighting Blindness to advance gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases into clinical trials. The company is targeting rare retinal conditions, including forms of Leber congenital amaurosis, that aren't being addressed by other companies.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 24: Ash Jayagopal, PhD

Alkeus Pharmaceuticals reported that its emerging treatment for Stargardt disease slowed the growth of retinal atrophy – i.e., the area of damage to the retina – by approximately 30 percent per year for patients in its Phase 2 TEASE clinical trial at seven clinical research centers in the US.

News | Encouraging Clinical Trial Results for Alkeus’ Stargardt Disease Treatment

John Flannery

April 22, 2022. John Flannery, PhD, a renowned gene therapy researcher from UC Berkeley and co-founder of Vedere Bio, talks with host, Ben Shaberman, about the promise of optogenetics, a gene-agnostic approach for restoring vision for people with advanced retinal diseases.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 23: John Flannery, PhD

April 8, 2022. Host Ben Shaberman chats with Judge David Tatel, who, since 1994, has served on the US Court of Appeals — DC Circuit. He was appointed to the court by President Bill Clinton when Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court. During the podcast interview, David reflects on his impressive career, his adjustments to vision loss from XLRP, and his beloved guide dog, Vixen.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 22: Judge David Tatel

March 25, 2022. Jazz singer Katriona Taylor talks with host Ben Shaberman about her journey with Stargardt disease and her new album, Blind Passion, which includes covers of songs from iconic singers such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Diane Schuur. Katriona also shares a performance of her original song "In the Name of Love."

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 21: Katriona Taylor

Nancy Holekamp

March 11, 2022. Dr. Nancy Holekamp, a retinal specialist, clinical trial investigator, and key opinion leader in the retinal disease space, discusses new therapies and research for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration and some emerging treatment approaches for inherited retinal diseases.This episode is sponsored by Apellis Pharmaceuticals.

March 11, 2022. Dr. Nancy Holekamp, a retinal specialist, clinical trial investigator, and key opinion leader in the retinal disease space, discusses new therapies and research for wet and dry age-related macular degeneration and some emerging treatment approaches for inherited retinal diseases.<br><br>This episode is sponsored by Apellis Pharmaceuticals.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 20: Dr. Nancy Holekamp

February 25, 2022. Host Ben Shaberman talks with Nieraj Jain, MD, a retinal surgeon and expert in inherited retinal diseases from Emory on a wide range of clinical topics including retinal surgeries, vitamin A for IRD patients, cataract surgery for IRD patients, and his role in the Phase 3 XLRP gene therapy clinical trial being conducted by MeiraGTx/Janssen.

Eye on the Cure Podcast | Episode 19: Nieraj Jain, MD

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases that affect more than 10 million people in the United States. To learn more, go to <a href="http://FightingBlindness.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FightingBlindness.org</a>.

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