Nearly seventy-two years ago, Phyllis Snyder’s mother, Rose Lee Gunter, was misdiagnosed as having glaucoma and incorrectly treated by a “horse and buggy” doctor. Fortunately, technology has come a very long way since that time. Researchers at the Retina Foundation use advanced testing equipment that is able to quickly, painlessly, and accurately test patients’ visual […]
READ MOREThe Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund recently gave a $100,000 gift to the Retina Foundation of the Southwest for the Texas 1000 Project, an ambitious project with an overall goal to genotype 1,000 patients with inherited retinal diseases. Determining the genetic mutations causing retinal degenerations such as retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome and Stargardt disease […]
READ MOREAchromatopsia is a rare inherited eye disease characterized by decreased vision (20/200), extreme light sensitivity, and the absence of color vision that affects less than 10,000 Americans. There is no current cure for achromatopsia. However, research on gene therapy is ongoing and may lead to treatment options in the future. The Retina Foundation of the […]
READ MOREKrista Kelly, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow in the Crystal Charity Ball Pediatric Vision Laboratory, presented a study that was selected by the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Program Committee as a “Hot Topic” this year. Dr. Kelly was selected based on her outstanding abstract on binocular treatment for amblyopia […]
READ MOREResearchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest are developing a new and unique approach to treating amblyopia, “lazy eye,” that may likely be one of the most innovative approaches of our time. They are conducting a new study to determine whether dichoptic movie viewing helps to improve vision for children with lazy eye. Dichoptic […]
READ MOREEwa Niechwiej-Swedo, Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in Canada was our speaker for the David R. Stager Sr., M.D. Lecture that was held on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The research of Dr. Niechwiej-Swedo seeks to explain how the brain processes and combines sensory information during goal-directed movements. Specifically, she investigates the role of binocular […]
READ MOREmyVisionTrack®, an iPhone and iPad application developed by researchers at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest to monitor vision for individuals with retinal disease, such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, has received its second FDA clearance for its new service, the Physician Portal. The app was FDA approved in 2013, but with the new […]
READ MORESince we opened our doors in 1982, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest has been the epicenter of vision research for the southwest region. We have remained steadfast in our mission to advance treatments for vision loss and our accomplishments in research serve as a testament of what we can do, when we work together. […]
READ MORE(Dallas, TX – October 2015) Amanda knew there was something wrong when at the age of 18 months, Madelyn wasn’t walking yet. “She would step and just stand there. She didn’t know where she was going,” said Amanda. Her thoughts were confirmed when she and her husband took their daughter to the eye doctor who […]
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