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December 29, 2017

The Edward C. Fogg, III and Lisbeth A. Fogg Charitable Trust grants Retina Foundation $133,000 for Genetic Eye Disease

The Edward C. Fogg, III and Lisbeth A. Fogg Charitable Trust renewed their support for our Texas 1000 Project to identify and genotype 1,000 new patients with retinal degenerative diseases. Since starting this project at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, a total of 500 patients plus nearly 200 at-risk relatives have been enrolled in the […]

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August 31, 2017

National Eye Institute Awards $954,770 for a 5-Year Study on Lazy Eye

Krista Kelly, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Vision Laboratory, studies pediatric eye disorders under the direction of Dr. Eileen Birch at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest. Dr. Kelly recently was awarded an NIH Pathway to Independence award from the National Eye Institute, part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health. She was awarded […]

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July 18, 2017

Gene Causing Blindness Found in Texas Hispanic Families

The Retina Foundation has been a large part of a genetic study about Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. RP is a rare genetic eye disease that results in night blindness, loss of peripheral vision, and sometimes leads to complete blindness. The study […]

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July 1, 2017

Join Us in Celebration of 35 Years!

Research began at the Retina Foundation 35 years ago on July 1, 1982. We are proud of the many discoveries and innovations we have made towards saving and restoring sight. Our scale, by definition is small, but our purpose and impact is unmatched in our research on pediatric eye disorders, inherited eye diseases, and age-related […]

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Clinical Trials
June 29, 2017

Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degenerations Lab to Conduct Natural History Study of Usher Syndrome

The Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degenerations Laboratory at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest is beginning a natural history trial to study disease progression of Usher Syndrome Type 2a, a recessive genetic condition affecting nearly 25,000 people in the United States. Usher Syndrome Type 2a is categorized by patients born with mild to moderate hearing loss and […]

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Clinical Research
May 26, 2017

International Partnership for Lazy Eye Detection and Treatment

Dr. Eileen Birch, Director of the Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Vision Laboratory, has partnered with researchers at the University of Auckland, New Zealand to develop a new vision screening device for children. Retina Foundation of the Southwest is one of three prototype testing sites in the world. The machine tests children ages 3-6 for amblyopia, […]

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April 28, 2017

20 Years of Racing for Sight

The 20th Anniversary Racing for Sight benefiting the Retina Foundation of the Southwest was held Sunday, April 23, 2017. ORIX Foundation was the Title Sponsor, and this year’s Honorary Chair was Jean Broughton-Powell — pictured above with Dr. David Callanan, Chairman of the Board, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Mrs. Kim Callanan, and Dr. Darryl […]

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February 21, 2017

National Eye Institute Awards $949,804 for a 5-Year Study of RP

Lea Bennett, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Rose-Silverthorne Retinal Degenerations Laboratory, studies inherited eye diseases under the direction of Dr. David Birch at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest. Dr. Bennett recently received a five-year grant from the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health which she will use to enroll and track degenerative changes […]

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