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Research to Prevent Blindness - funding high-impact vision research to develop preventives, cures and effective treatments for all sight-destroying diseases.
New York, NY
Joined February 2017
RPB is proud to support the groundbreaking work of RPB grantee Kevin Schey, PhD, @VUMCDiscoveries, whose latest research highlights lipids as a potential contributor to age-related vision loss. Learn more here: #rpb #vubasicsciences #vanderbilt #AMD
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While many people think of vision issues as related to older age, children are susceptible to various vision and eye conditions too! Conditions like myopia (or nearsightedness), and amblyopia (“lazy eye”) often start in childhood. Regular eye exams keep children's eyes healthy!
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RPB Career Development Award recipient, Dr. Rinki Ratnapriya of @bcmhouston, recently published research in NPJ Genomic Medicine which shows that immune-support cells in the retina may significantly influence the development of macular degeneration.
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We're proud to #SeeWhatMatters to every American who has or will have a sight-threatening disease or condition. Please join us!.
It’s here. We’re launching #SeeWhatMatters—a nationwide movement to stop the consolidation of the @NIH’s @NatEyeInstitute and protect the funding that drives vision research. This is about more than science. This is about sight. 🔗
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RPB-supported researchers at @UTSWMedCenter have determined that female sex hormones can enhance the progression of retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that affects millions of people around the world. Learn more: .#rpb #utsmc #retinitispigmentosa
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RPB-supported researchers at the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA have discovered that retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision is compromised due to retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that affects millions of people around the world.
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July is Dry Eye Awareness Month. Dry eye is a common eye problem in the U.S. This chronic eye condition develops when the eye does not produce enough tears, does not create the proper kind of tears, or when tears evaporate too quickly. Learn more here:
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Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on consumer fireworks, which cause more than 9,000 injuries a year. With the Fourth of July holiday just a week away, @aao_ophth is reminding the public that fireworks can cause devastating eye injuries. #rpb #aao #july4th
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RT @NAEVRAdvocacy: 📣 You're invited to a Congressional Briefing on Rare Inherited Eye Diseases. 🗓 Thursday, June 5 | 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM | 📍 Ra….
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Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. If not treated, cataracts can lead to blindness. Thanks to decades of research, cataract surgery is now a safe and effective procedure! . Please see our fact sheet here:
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100+ organizations. One message. Congress must:.· Reject the NIH and @NEI consolidation.· Oppose 15% indirect caps.· Fund NEI at $1B in FY26. The future of vision research depends on it. Read and share the @NAEVRAdvocacy sign-on letter: .#ProtectSight.
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An incredible story of how decades of federally funded #genetherapy research led to a life-saving treatment for a 9-month-old baby who had never left the hospital. Federally funded research saves lives. #NIH
nytimes.com
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases.
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Making healthy choices and getting regular eye exams can help reduce a person’s risk of vision loss. In support of @HealthyVisionMonth in May, we encourage everyone to take charge of their eye health and preserve their sight by following some simple tips.
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Congratulations to multi-RPB grantee Dr. Christine Curcio and RPB Scientific Advisory Panel member Dr. Cynthia Owsley at @UABHeersink on this incredible honor and a fantastic award lecture today!.
Join the Proctor Award Lecture (11:30am MT) with Christine Curcio, PhD, FARVO and Cynthia Owsley PhD, MSPH, FARVO (@UABNews) for a deep dive into the science of rod-mediated dark adaptation for Age-Related #MacularDegeneration @ARVOinfo
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@RPB_org is a proud sponsor of the 2025 @PBA_SavingSight Focus on Eye Health Summit! Register for this free interactive virtual event, to be held on May 14, at: #EyeSummit.
eyesummit.vfairs.com
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Making healthy choices and getting regular eye exams can help reduce a person’s risk of vision loss. In support of @HealthyVisionMonth in May, we encourage everyone to take charge of their eye health and preserve their sight by following some simple tips.
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Congratulations to RPB Stein Innovation Awardee Dr. Kirill Martemyanov and colleagues @UFScripps who recently innovated the design of repair templates for CRISPR-based gene editing:
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Each year, an estimated 100,000 people are hurt by sports-related eye injuries. In support of Sports Eye Safety Month this April, @AcademyEyeSmart reminds athletes everywhere to wear the proper protection. #rpb #aao #eyesafety .
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