Blunt trauma from car accidents contribute to optic nerve damage and blindness. Glaucoma is also responsible for similar optic nerve damage. It is known to be the second worldwide cause…
Ala Moshiri from the University of California is both a researcher and an eye doctor. He recently discussed his frustration surrounding the lack of available treatments for so many genetic…
It's January -- do you know what that means? That's right - it's National Glaucoma Awareness Month! According to the Richmond Register, glaucoma diagnoses are rising on a national level.…
Recently, the Premium Times, a Nigerian news source, reported on a potential health crisis facing up to 50 million Nigerian citizens: onchocerciasis, or river blindness. Onchocerciasis is considered a "neglected…
In the United States of Care, Catherine Jacobson tells her story of being born in South Korea with OCA1A albinism which caused her to be legally blind, being adopted by…
An article by the Evening Standard announces new research towards a cure for cases of genetic blindness. The doctors pursuing this research are able to develop specific parts of the…
Gene therapy has been on the horizon for years now, but before today, it was only a reality for patients with non-inherited diseases caused by genetic mutations. That just changed!…
The first story that comes to Quentin's mind about a turning point in his life is about his attendance at a school for the blind. When Quentin lost his vision…
Whether it’s hiking the rainy hills of Kauai, sleeping over the water in Bora Bora bungalows, exploring inside Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, or looking over the picturesque Matterhorn, there are…
About four years ago, Sagar Baheti found out he had an eye condition called Stargardt disease. Initially, he was not alarmed by the small symptoms that indicated Stargardt. He did…
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